That is all from us here. The action continues with a double-header tomorrow. This is Sid V, saying good bye on behalf of Ajith, Srivathsa and Pradeep. Take care and see ya!

Steyn: We all pulled it back towards the end and it was great stuff from the batsmen. I love bowling on this ground. We always thought that we needed to pick one or two wickets and we would come back into the game. With 20 overs to go, we thought we could restrict them to 340, but restricting them to under 300 was a big achievement. I am very happy with the performance and I would look to continue the good work.

Dale Steyn is the MoM for his haul of 5/50. This was his first five wicket haul in ODIs.

Smith: For 15 overs, we took a real beating, but we played excellent cricket for 75 overs. Chasing 300 batting second is a great achievement. It was fantastic to see the guys step up and contribute in such a good chase. Peterson's heart was probably pounding and it has been a long time since I saw him hitting the ball cleanly. We fly to Kolkata for the Ireland game and we are getting a good break in the middle.

Dhoni: We just needed the bowlers to get it right. If the bowlers don't bowl it in the right areas, then you do get hit. Harbhajan was our option to bowl the last over, but I felt a seamer would do the job. Nehra has been our main bowler for the past one and half months and we had the belief in him. If we would have batted normally till the 50 overs, we could have gotten some more runs. We gave away some runs at the start and the South Africans batted well. We could have fielded well and made the score look bigger. We won't see drastic improvement in the field. We don't play for the crowd, they want us to hit sixes all the time. But once wickets start falling, the batsmen need to play till the end and curb their slogging.

Peterson: I am ecstatic at the moment. The game had so many twists and this is a good advert for the WC. We are lucky that we were on the right side of the result this time. We were calm and we managed to get there in the end. Faf had a lot of humor to keep me calm, he gave me some options and I am lucky that I was given some options. For someone so young, du Plessis gives some good advice to the senior pros. We could have won the last game as well, but happy to have won today.

This group has produced the most nerve wracking of games and the WC could not have asked for more. We enjoyed it thoroughly and we are sure you did too. Join us shortly for the presentation.

South Africa have refused to choke this time and it helped that they were offered a lot of breathers from India. Both teams had their chances of closing the game out but the momentum kept shifting repeatedly and SA held their nerves. This win would give them a huge boost more so coming after that infamous choke against England at Chennai. India will have no one to blame except themselves. They had the match in the bag but lost their heads in the end overs and that has cost them dearly. Peterson is the toast of SA and deservedly so. He kept his head superbly till the end and ticked all the right boxes.

A Funny scene after South Africa won: Just as Peterson drilled the ball past cover, the camera panned at the Proteas' dressing room. Everyone were jumping up and down, Smith did not find anyone to hug, he was searching for someone to grab, in the end he found Botha. Morkel jumped so high that he almost hit his head with the ceiling. That's how intoxicating this game can get!

49.4

Nehra to Peterson, FOUR!!, fuller delivery outside the off stump, and that's been driven through cover, SA have won the game! Peterson turns out to be the last minute hero for them, he yells out in joy and pumps his fist, it was a good fight though, a nail-biter and Smith can proudly say, 'Put the chokers tag to rest'

49.3

Nehra to Peterson, 2 runs, Peterson came down the track and inside edged it to the right of Dhoni, he initially decided to run after the ball, but Sachin Tendulkar was running in, Dhoni comes back near the stumps, a direct hit from Tendlya but Peterson is in, the umpire went up for the third umpire and it is ruled not out

Tensed faces all around, but it looks like it is heading the South African way, the first two balls have done most of the job.

49.2

Nehra to Peterson, SIX!!, that's probably sealed things for South Africa, they are silencing all their critics, a length ball from Nehra, in the slot, Peterson slog sweeps it over deep mid wicket, away she goes!

49.1

Nehra to Peterson, FOUR!!, that's the start SA would have hoped for, the rub of the green is not with the Indians, Peterson was looking for the slog sweep, gets an inside edge and the ball rolls away to the fine leg boundary, there was nothing Dhoni could do

Zaheer comes upto Nehra, has a word or two, is it the time to give tips or is it the time to pray? It has gone down to the wire, what a game! 13 needed off 6 deliveries

Who will bowl the last over? It's the smiling Ashish Nehra!

Nehra's prowess or is there any?: Not one soul in our office is convinced that Nehra can win it for India. I though, have a different story to tell. My mind goes back to the Pakistan v India tour in 2004. The first ODI at Karachi, when India had made 348 if my memory serves me right. Nehra calmly took the ball and bowled the final over, in the end India won by 4 runs. Will history repeat itself?

48.6

Zaheer to du Plessis, no run, that's an excellent over from Zaheer, just five runs off it, another yorker length delivery, turned out to be a full toss as du Plessis walked forward, he misses and Dhoni collects

48.5

Zaheer to Peterson, 1 run, too full again, a low full toss rather, Peterson drives hard to sweeper cover, only a single, the crowd are happy with it

48.4

Zaheer to Peterson, no run, that's experience for you, another yorker outside off, Peterson can't squeeze that anywhere, he misses

48.3

Zaheer to du Plessis, 1 run, another yorker length delivery outside off, du Plessis squeezes it down to third man

48.2

Zaheer to Peterson, 1 run, fuller delivery on the off stump, Peterson just taps it to the off side, du Plessis set off for a single, at one stage both batsmen were running towards the same end, Peterson has to run, Raina is the fielder, he fumbles and Zaheer takes some time to remove the bails, Peterson is safe, poor fielding, very poor!

The third umpire has been called for a run-out chance, has Raina made a mess of it?

A long chat going on between Tendulkar and Zaheer, they are making a lot of changes in the field. Harbhajan moves to the on side and Nehra goes the other way.

48.1

Zaheer to du Plessis, 1 run, good ball that, in the blockhole and around the leg stump, drilled down to long on, just a single

Zaheer Khan [9.0-0-39-1] is back into the attack

Well, will Dhoni's tactic pay off? Can Bhajji bowl the last over?

A super catch: It was a great catch by Raina, he is one of the best fielders in the side and Zak was running back from cover, one eye would have been on him, but Raina kept his eyes and never looked at the man coming in the opposite direction. Never looked like dropping it.

47.6

Munaf Patel to du Plessis, 1 run, fuller one on the off stump, driven down to long off, single

Robin Peterson, left handed bat, comes to the crease

47.5

Munaf Patel to Botha, out Caught by (sub)Raina!! Botha wants to go for another biggie, does not get it right this time, looked to swing through the line with high back-lift, the face of the bat was pointing to the sky and the ball ballooned up in the air, Raina came running from long off and takes a good one, he falls over to complete the running catch, Zaheer was also running after the ball from extra cover, but Raina called for it, and to say the least, there is another twist in the tale. Botha c (sub)Raina b Munaf Patel 23(15) [4s-2 6s-1]

Munaf Patel to Botha, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

47.4

Munaf Patel to Botha, SIX!!, just a length ball, Botha takes toll, goes over long on, clears the ropes with ease, the game has just swung in favor of the Proteas, 18 from 14 now!

47.3

Munaf Patel to Botha, FOUR!!, Botha swings across the line, gets it past the man at short mid wicket, it was YP who dived to his right to no avail, Kohli at long on runs wide, about 50-60 mts says Robin Jackman on air, he dives, gets a hand to it but can't prevent the ball from reaching the boundary

Munaf Patel to du Plessis, 1 run, a horrid ball from Munaf Patel, a full toss well outside off, du Plessis reaches out for it and meets it a bit too early, ends up slicing it to sweeper cover, had du Plessis missed it, it would have probably been a wide

Food for thought: The last time MS Dhoni mis-calculated the overs and finished off Zak early against England, which meant that Munaf had to bowl the final over. That game ended in a tie. Today he won't do that. 48th for Munna and the last two will be bowled by Bhajji and Zak.

46.6

Harbhajan to Botha, 2 runs, fuller delivery on the off stump, driven wide of long off, Nehra at long off is a bit lazy as always, to be fair to him it also went a bit wide, the batsmen take two

46.5

Harbhajan to Botha, no run, superb delivery that! Quicker one, skids across, pitches on leg and just misses the off stump as Botha misses the pull

46.4

Harbhajan to Botha, no run, Harbhajan comes round the wicket and bowls one on the leg stump, Botha can't get the sweep going, hit on the body

46.3

Harbhajan to du Plessis, 1 run, fuller again, around the off stump, du Plessis comes down the wicket and drives it to long off

46.2

Harbhajan to Botha, 1 run, fuller this time around, Botha works it behind square on the on side

Well, it is still in balance, 36 in 4 overs. They are all big hitters, mind you. Wickets are the need of the hour for India

45.6

Munaf Patel to du Plessis, 1 run, similar to the previous one, tucked through mid wicket, Raina is the man charging in and they settle for a single

45.5

Munaf Patel to du Plessis, 2 runs, the runs are coming at will, India need wickets here. In the channel outside off, du Plessis shuffles across and works it to deep mid wicket, played it with soft hands, allowed them to get back comfortably for the second run

45.4

Munaf Patel to Botha, 1 run, Botha chips this one over the vacant mid off region, on a couple of bounces to YP at long off, just a single this time around

45.3

Munaf Patel to Botha, 2 runs, fabulous running between the two men, pitched up and nipping back in, Botha works it with soft hands towards long on, they sense a second and complete it with ease

45.2

Munaf Patel to Botha, FOUR!!, one has to say, this was a poor delivery! Width on offer and the field was not set for that kind of a delivery, Botha cuts it late, wide of third man and it will go all the way

45.1

Munaf Patel to Botha, no run, good line and length that, fuller and angled in, Botha can't do much, pushes it down the wicket

44.6

Harbhajan to Botha, leg byes, 1 run, Dhoni misses a possible stumping chance, fired on the pad, the ball flips the thigh and goes wide of Dhoni, he did get some hand to it, and the ball rolls behind as the batsmen scamper through for another single

44.5

Harbhajan to du Plessis, 1 run, a touch fuller, worked away off his toes to deep square leg, the 250 is up for them

44.4

Harbhajan to du Plessis, no run, given a bit of air, driven to Zaheer at mid off

44.3

Harbhajan to Botha, 1 run, Botha shuts the face of the bat and turns it to deep square leg

44.2

Harbhajan to Botha, no run, dot balls are adding the pressure and the Proteas are not known for thriving under pressure situations, this one's worked straight to Raina at short mid wicket

44.1

Harbhajan to du Plessis, 1 run, turns into du Plessis, he tucks it to square leg for a single

Johan Botha, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Saurabh Somani on twitter: Munaf literally begged and begged until the umpire raised his finger there!

43.6

Munaf Patel to Wyk, out Lbw!! SA lose a review as up goes the finger. Gambhir can breathe a sigh of relief, Wyk was going for the reverse sweep, the ball pitched on middle and nipped back in, the reverse sweep is one of those shots when it doesn't connect, it really does look stupid, Wyk is rapped in front of middle and leg, the ball was going on to clip the leg stump, hawk eye says on field call and Wyk has to walk back into the hut. Wyk lbw b Munaf Patel 5(5) [4s-1]

Munaf Patel to Wyk, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

van Wyk has been given OUT LBW, the batsman has opted for the review. Looks plumb.

43.5

Munaf Patel to du Plessis, 1 run, du Plessis goes back and tucks it to mid wicket, takes a quick single

43.4

Munaf Patel to Wyk, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length and angled in, goes off the pad to the on side

43.3

Munaf Patel to Wyk, FOUR!!, that should have been taken, an opportunity let off! Boy, hasn't he misjudged it, Wyk went for the sweep, got a top edge, Gambhir at backward square leg runs in, slips just before he goes to take the catch, lets the ball through his hands, and to add salt to the wound, the ball goes to the boundary, Munaf can't believe it, Dhoni's expressions speak a thousand words

43.2

Munaf Patel to du Plessis, 1 run, du Plessis backs away and slices it down to third man, Tendulkar, the centurion, keeps it down to one

43.1

Munaf Patel to du Plessis, no run, du Plessis makes room and slaps hard, can't get it past the man at extra cover, every dot ball is being welcomed with loud cheers at Nagpur

Munaf Patel [7.0-0-35-0] is back into the attack

Mind you, 57 off 42 with 5 wickets in hand is still gettable. The only aspect that could make the difference is PRESSURE. Which team will choke under pressure?

Saurabh Somani comes up with another one: This is a pendulum-like environment to be in. Every run of South Africa is greeted by deafening silence. Any save by an Indian fielder is cheered vociferously.

42.6

Harbhajan to du Plessis, 1 run, du Plessis goes back and tucks it behind square on the on side for a single to retain the strike

42.5

Harbhajan to Wyk, 1 run, Wyk plays it close to the body, dabs it to short third man to get off the mark

42.4

Harbhajan to Wyk, no run, Wyk gets well across looking to help it fine, misses and the ball goes over the leg stump, not called a wide

Morne van Wyk, right handed bat, comes to the crease

42.4

Harbhajan to Duminy, wide, out Stumped!! If not the de Villiers dismissal, this one has certainly brought India back into the game. Duminy came a long way down the wicket, Harbhajan fired it down the leg, Dhoni didn't collect it well, fumbled a couple of times and on the third attempt he takes the ball from the ground and whips the bails off, it was too late by the time Duminy realised that he had a chance to get back into the crease, the third umpire's help wasn't required, he was a long way down. Bhajji-Dhoni combo does the trick. Duminy st Dhoni b Harbhajan 23(20) [4s-2 6s-1]

Harbhajan to Duminy, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!

42.3

Harbhajan to Duminy, no run, Duminy reverse sweeps, middles it, but straight to the man at point, Yusuf Pathan was the man

Yuvraj to du Plessis, SIX!!, du Plessis has marked his arrival! Dances down the wicket and lofts it handsomeley over long off, Yusuf Pathan at long off couldn't do much but just watch the ball go over the ropes

41.5

Yuvraj to du Plessis, 2 runs, du Plessis pulls it wide of Munaf Patel at long on, not one of the better fielders in the side, easy two

41.4

Yuvraj to Duminy, 1 run, Duminy looks to use his feet but Yuvraj drags it short, Duminy had to check his shot, turns it to the on side

41.3

Yuvraj to du Plessis, 1 run, flatter but on the shorter side, du Plessis goes back and pulls it wide of Bhajji at mid wicket, allows him to cross over, Bhajji slid well to keep it down to one

41.2

Yuvraj to du Plessis, no run, well tossed up, driven to mid off, the crowd are cheering every dot ball

41.1

Yuvraj to du Plessis, no run, fired in on the off stump, du Plessis turns it to the off side using his wrists, there is a close in fielder at point, Sachin is the man, no chance of a run

Dhoni is not left with many choices, Yuvraj Singh [7.0-0-37-0] is back into the attack

Saurabh Somani who is clearly on fire, from the venue chimes in: The game's not yet over folks. AB was South Africa's most dangerous man, but JP Duminy has been on an awesome run of his own. Since May 2010, Duminy has averaged almost 65 in ODIs with a strike rate of 91.5.

40.6

Harbhajan to du Plessis, 1 run, that's a good over from Harbhajan, gets a wicket and only concedes 7 runs, on the shorter side again, turning in, du Plessis works it to mid wicket, gets off the mark

40.5

Harbhajan to Duminy, 1 run, fligted, Duminy drives it past mid on for a single

40.4

Harbhajan to Duminy, no run, trifle short from Harbhajan, cut straight to the man at point

Faf du Plessis, right handed bat, comes to the crease

40.3

Harbhajan to de Villiers, out Caught by Kohli!! Wicket No. 250 for Bhajji, he gives it a bit of air, de Villiers goes for the slog sweep, gets it out of the middle of the bat, but does not get as much power as he would have wanted, there was a Kohli at deep mid wicket, he lunges forward and takes it inches off the ground, ABD departs soon after his fifty and India are back in the game. de Villiers c Kohli b Harbhajan 52(39) [4s-6 6s-1]

Harbhajan to de Villiers, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

40.2

Harbhajan to de Villiers, FOUR!!, the reverse-sweep, more of a reverse-slog-sweep, had made up his mind, gets it over the infield and it had four written all over it, 26th ODI fifty, third in WCs and third against India!

40.1

Harbhajan to Duminy, 1 run, Duminy uses his feet, gets to the pitch of the ball and works it wide of Nehra at mid on, he does well to run and dive to his left, keeps it down to one, the fielding has been better compared to the other matches

Harbhajan Singh [5.0-0-33-1] is back into the attack

39.6

Zaheer to Duminy, 1 run, too full, off-stumpish, Duminy digs it out to point and takes another single, 17 runs off that Zaheer over

The bat is broken as a result of that six, change of willow for Duminy

39.5

Zaheer to Duminy, SIX!!, Is this the over that would take the game away from the Indians, fuller one from Zaheer, slower one, Duminy gets his front leg across, gets under it, skies it up in the air as the bat was pointing up, didn't time it as well as he would have wanted, but the bats these days I tell you, it carries all the way! Straight down the ground and into the sight screen.

39.4

Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, tries another yorker, a low full toss on the off stump, de Villiers drills it to long off

39.3

Zaheer to de Villiers, FOUR!!, make it two in a row! de Villiers gets forward and slices it over backward point, the batting PP is on which means, there would be only three fielders outside the 30 yard circle, sadly for Zaheer, there is nobody at square third man, boundary!

39.2

Zaheer to de Villiers, FOUR!!, How did he manage to do that? de Villiers was looking to reverse sweep that, the ball was fuller and well outside off, gets a top edge as he reaches out for it and it goes over short fine leg, a couple of bounces and into the ropes, the rub of the green is going de Villiers' way

39.1

Zaheer to Duminy, 1 run, superb delivery that, in-swinging yorker from Zaheer, Duminy gets the bat down, gets an under edge and the ball misses the leg stump and goes to the right of Dhoni, he sneaks a single

The batting PP has been good for the Proteas until now, is there a wicket round the corner?

38.6

Munaf Patel to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers makes room, looks to swing, does not connect

38.5

Munaf Patel to de Villiers, FOUR!!, a low full toss and de Villiers has dispatched it between deep mid wicket and long on, boundaries are coming for the Proteas, and looks like ABD is their man if they have to entertain any chances of winning this

38.4

Munaf Patel to Duminy, leg byes, 1 run, good comeback from Munaf Patel, fuller and angled in, Duminy looks to swipe it across, does not connect, the ball rolls off the pads to the off side

38.3

Munaf Patel to Duminy, FOUR!!, Duminy drives it on the up, goes just over the fielder at point, Raina could not get there despite the leap, four more!

38.2

Munaf Patel to de Villiers, 1 run, fuller delivery, de Villiers drills it down the ground to long off, he forgets that he has a runner and goes halfway down the track, does well to come back, Raina comes upto him and has a few words, all in good humour though, ABD won't get an extra run for doing that

38.1

Munaf Patel to Duminy, 1 run, back of a length and angled in, Duminy turns it to the on side with soft hands

Munaf Patel [6.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack

Smith is signalling a thing or two from the dressing room, Hashim Amla is coming out as a runner. Probably AB de Villiers is hurt, remember, the throw from Yuvraj made him take evasive action and the bat tripped on the ground and that hit him very badly.

Saurabh Somani, our man at the venue makes this insightful observation: SA are forcing India's hand by taking the batting power-play now. If it comes off, it'll be a master-stroke coz it would have used up Zak's overs.

37.6

Zaheer to Duminy, leg byes, 1 run, that's the problem the opposition faces when two quick runners are batting at the middle, it was a short of length delivery angled into the ribs of Duminy, he stood on his toes trying to fend it, hits him somewhere near the mid-riff and rolls to the on side, de Villiers is mighty quick, he does not want a dot ball at this stage, single taken

37.5

Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers slaps it cross batted towards mid on, the single could have been prevented but Munaf Patel misfields, that does not please Zaheer

37.4

Zaheer to de Villiers, 2 runs, too full and de Villiers drives it straight down the ground, Bhajji from long off comes running to his right and dives full length, certainly saved two runs, the crowd erupt in joy

37.3

Zaheer to Duminy, 1 run, that's as close as it can get!, Duminy was looking to hoick it across the line, gets the faintest of inside edges and the ball goes behind the stumps, de Villiers wants to snatch a single, Dhoni comes running in and hurls an under arm throw, does not hit the stumps and de Villiers is safe! Had there been no inside edge, Duminy was a goner

37.2

Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers is backing away for almost every delivery now, swipes across the line, the ball goes rolling along the ground towards deep mid wicket, Kohli is the man there

37.1

Zaheer to Duminy, leg byes, 1 run, angled in, goes off the pads towards backward square leg, they sneak a single in the meantime

36.6

Nehra to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers makes room again, Nehra follows him as he was looking to swing it across the line over mid wicket, some movement away from de Villiers as well, he misses and Dhoni collects it cleanly

36.5

Nehra to de Villiers, FOUR!!, got to feel for the bowler, slower cutter and outside the leg stump, de Villiers was making room looking to heave it across, gets an inside edge that rolls to the left of Dhoni who couldn't get his hands to the ball despite an acrobatic dive, turning out to be a good over this

36.4

Nehra to Duminy, 1 run, Duminy drops it down to the off side and sets off for a single, Yuvraj runs in from backward point and hurls in a throw which hits AB de Villiers and he trips down, a pat on the back from Yuvi to check whether de Villiers is ok, looks like he is!

36.3

Nehra to Duminy, no run, similar length but close to the off stump, Duminy dabs it to point, the fielder is quick to run towards the ball, they don't take a single

36.2

Nehra to Duminy, FOUR!!, delicate! poor ball too, back of a length and slightly outside off, Duminy just opens the face a tad and guides it down to the third man region, that will do for this over, they need not take any risk as yet

36.1

Nehra to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers makes a bit of room and strokes it to wide mid off, he will only get a single, and all of a sudden, the crowd are back to their noisiest best!

Ashish Nehra [7.0-0-39-0] is back into the attack

Folks, the best bowler arrives, No I'm not talking about Nehra, I am talking about the batting powerplay! Remember the equation: 124 off 84 balls with 7 wickets in hand

35.6

Zaheer to Duminy, no run, fuller again, good over this from Zaheer, Duminy drives it to the right of the bowler

35.5

Zaheer to Duminy, no run, fuller delivery angled in, Duminy gets his bat down and digs it back to the bowler

Jean-Paul Duminy, left handed bat, comes to the crease

35.4

Zaheer to Kallis, out Kallis Run Out!!1 run completed, That's the end of Kallis' innings and Dhoni, you beauty! It was well bowled at the first place, banged in short, well directed as well, Kallis pulled it to fine leg, for a moment it looked like Harbhajan would over run the ball, but he does well, hurls in a throw to Dhoni who was in front of the stumps, he had to turn within a split second to whip the bails off, Kallis was struggling, he was taking the longer route trying to avoid running on the danger area, he is caught inches short! Kallis run out (Harbhajan/Dhoni) 69(88) [4s-4]

Zaheer to Kallis, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Third umpire has been called, has Kallis been run-out here?

35.3

Zaheer to Kallis, no run, Well, Kallis moved a long way across looking to whip it behind square on the on side, he was trapped in front of the off stump, the ball landed on middle, didn't straighten enough, but hawk eye shows the ball was going on to hit off, but the 2.5 m rule comes into play, not-out

Everything is in favour of Zak, but the distance is more than 2.5 mts

The LBW appeal has been turned down, Zak has asked Dhoni to go for the review

35.2

Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, drags the length back a little bit, de Villiers cuts it between point and cover, the sweeper will keep it down to just a single

35.1

Zaheer to Kallis, 1 run, Zaheer comes round the wicket and angles in a fuller delivery towards Kallis, he works it towards mid on and scampers through for a quick single

34.6

Yuvraj to Kallis, 1 run, more flatter, Kallis works it towards mid wicket, just another single

34.5

Yuvraj to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers puts his front foot forward, dabs it square of the wicket on the off side, only a single this time

34.4

Yuvraj to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers comes down the track, some turn away from de Villiers for Yuvraj, a leading edge and the ball rolls towards short extra cover

34.3

Yuvraj to de Villiers, 2 runs, that's extremely good running between the two Proteas, it was tucked through square leg with soft hands, de Villiers wanted the second run, he pushed Kallis to run for it and did it with ease

34.2

Yuvraj to de Villiers, FOUR!!, it was given a lot of air, de Villiers had too much time to clear the front leg and go over extra cover, just one bounce before it flies over the boundary ropes

34.1

Yuvraj to de Villiers, no run, quicker one on the off stump, de Villiers pushes it to the off side towards point

Drinks are on the field now

Alright, Yuvraj to start with the changed ball, 135 off 16 overs needed.

The game hangs in the balance. Kallis is looking solid, while ABD looks to attack. The last 16 overs will be a thrilling one. Right, on that note, I, Sid V, have finished my comms for the day. I hand it to the wicket maniac, Ajith, who is on a roll.

33.6

Zaheer to Kallis, no run, short of length, holds its line outside off, keeps a bit low, Kallis again goes for the cut and misses, with that, it will be Drinks

33.5

Zaheer to Kallis, no run, fuller length on middle and off, Kallis hits it into the ground, Zak jumps and palms it to short cover

33.4

Zaheer to de Villiers, 1 run, close call for ABD, on a good length just outside off, de Villiers goes for the cut, gets an inside edge onto the thigh guard, rolls to the off side for a quick single

33.3

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, well bowled and the pressure mounts, fullish, slower delivery outside off, keeps low, the ball goes under ABD's bat, he goes for the cut and misses

33.2

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, fuller length on the off stump, de Villiers drives it to short extra cover, but straight to Kohli

33.1

Zaheer to de Villiers, no run, good start from Zak, comes round the wicket, back of a length, nips away and straightens outside off, de Villiers hangs his bat out and gets beaten

Zaheer Khan [5.0-0-13-1] is back into the attack

32.6

Yuvraj to de Villiers, 1 run, tossed up outside off, de Villiers drives it to sweeper cover

32.5

Yuvraj to de Villiers, no run, another jaffa, this time from Yuvi, looped up, given a bit more air, the ball spins and straightens on the off stump, de Villiers plays inside the line and gets beaten

32.4

Yuvraj to de Villiers, no run, great work from Kohli, tossed up outside off, de Villiers cracks it to extra cover, Kohli dives to his left, gets up quickly and fires a good throw back to Dhoni, but ABD is safe

32.3

Yuvraj to Kallis, leg byes, 1 run, looped up outside off, Kallis gets down, plants his front foot out of the line of off stump, goes for the sweep, but gets rapped on the pads, they sneak a leg bye

32.2

Yuvraj to Kallis, 2 runs, tossed up on the middle and leg stump, Kallis goes for the sweep, but is into the shot early, gets a top edge that flies over the vacant short fine leg region, rolls to fine leg for a couple

32.1

Yuvraj to de Villiers, 1 run, lands it short just outside off, de Villiers backs away and square cuts it to the off side

31.6

Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, looped up just outside off, de Villiers again advances down the track, swings across the line, does not time it well, goes uppishly to deep mid wicket, but it goes on the bounce to Gambhir, once again Bhajji and ABD have a go at each other

31.5

Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, tossed up outside off, de Villiers drives it back to the bowler

31.4

Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, change of angle for Bhajji, goes round the wicket, floats it on leg stump, Kallis works it to backward square leg

31.3

Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, flatter on the off stump, de Villiers goes on the backfoot and nudges it to square leg, some words exchanged between Harbhajan and de Villiers

31.2

Harbhajan to de Villiers, no run, tossed up on the off stump, de Villiers again comes down the track, whacks it back to the bowler, who stops it

31.1

Harbhajan to de Villiers, SIX!!, ABD is in wonderful form here, tossed up and spins into de Villiers, he advances down the track, gets to the pitch, cleanly swings his arms and deposits it over the ropes at deep mid wicket

30.6

Yuvraj to Kallis, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Kallis pushes it back to the bowler

30.5

Yuvraj to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery, given a bit more loop, Kallis drives it to cover, but again finds Viru

30.4

Yuvraj to de Villiers, 1 run, looped up, straightens on middle, de Villiers pushes it to cover point

30.3

Yuvraj to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Kallis comes forward, converts it on the full and sweeps it to deep square leg

30.2

Yuvraj to Kallis, no run, looped up outside off, Kallis pushes it to cover, but finds Viru

30.1

Yuvraj to de Villiers, 1 run, slow, short delivery outside off, de Villiers square cuts it to sweeper cover

Yuvraj Singh [4.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack

With that, Kallis becomes the 2nd South African after Gibbs to go past 1000 runs in WCs.

29.6

Harbhajan to Kallis, FOUR!!, tossed up on the stumps, Kallis plays a kind off scoop/paddle stroke, finds the gap at fine leg for another boundary

29.5

Harbhajan to Kallis, FOUR!!, the conventional sweep works, tossed up outside off, Kallis gets down, rolls his wrists over the ball, sweeps it to deep square leg, it was hit very hard indeed

29.4

Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, looped up outside off, fuller in length, Kallis employs the reverse sweep, but sweeps it to Tendulkar at backward point

29.3

Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, tossed up and spins into Kallis, he gets forward and the ball thuds into the pads, loud appeal from Bhajji, but that would have hit Kallis outside the line of off stump

29.2

Harbhajan to Kallis, 2 runs, that was a close call, tossed up just outside off, Kallis exposes his stumps, looks to go for the slog sweep, the ball kisses the glove, goes past Dhoni and to third man for a couple

29.1

Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, tossed up on the off stump, de Villiers plunges forward, reverse sweeps it to cover

28.6

Munaf Patel to de Villiers, 1 run, fuller length on the off stump, de Villiers square drives it to sweeper cover

28.5

Munaf Patel to Kallis, 1 run, just on a good length outside off, Kallis pushes it softly to mid on, hares across for a quick single, Tendulkar fires in the throw at the bowler's end, he misses

28.4

Munaf Patel to Kallis, no run, Kallis is trying too many things here, short of length outside off, Kallis walks to the off side, whips it to mid wicket, but finds the fielder

28.3

Munaf Patel to de Villiers, 1 run, de Villiers goes down the same route, steers a back of a length delivery to third man

28.2

Munaf Patel to Kallis, 1 run, short of length outside off, Kallis guides it to third man

28.1

Munaf Patel to Kallis, no run, back of a length outside off, Kallis defends it to the off side

Munaf Patel [5.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack

27.6

Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up, spins into Kallis, he dabs it to point, sets off for a quick single, 81st ODIFIFTY!!, first in this World Cup, 8th in World Cups and 11th against India

27.5

Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery outside off, given a bit more drift, Kallis goes for the drive, inside edges it to the leg side

27.4

Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, the extra bounce is doing the trick here, tossed up and gets a bit of extra bounce, Kallis taps it to the on side awkwardly

27.3

Harbhajan to de Villiers, 1 run, lands it on a back of a length outside off, de Villiers goes right back, punches it to long on

AB de Villiers, right handed bat, comes to the crease

27.2

Harbhajan to Amla, out Caught by Dhoni!! That is a real brute from Bhajji! Harbhajan floats a tossed up delivery, the ball lands on the rough and kicks up from the deck and spins into Amla, Amla makes room and looks to guide it to third man, but he is surprised by the extra bounce, feathers an edge to Dhoni, the dangerous Amla departs. Amla c Dhoni b Harbhajan 61(72) [4s-5]

Harbhajan to Amla, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

27.1

Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, misfield from Tendulkar at backward point this time, Kallis cracks a flighted delivery outside off, SRT tumbles to his right but can't stop the ball

Yuvraj to Kallis, no run, tossed up on middle, driven back to the bowler

25.6

Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, comedy of errors out there, tossed up outside off, Kallis employs the reverse sweep, he times it in front of backward point, Tendulkar anticipated the reverse sweep, ran towards third man, but he spots it and runs to backward point, real LOL moment for the Indians

25.5

Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, flatter on the stumps, Amla nudges it to short mid wicket

25.4

Harbhajan to Amla, 2 runs, catch dropped!! by Yuvi, tossed up outside off, Amla walks down the track, whips it uppishly to short mid wicket, Yuvi moves in too quickly, misjudges the pace and fluffs the chance, rolls to deep mid wicket for a couple, how costly will that be for the Indians?

25.3

Harbhajan to Amla, no run, flighted delivery, given a bit more air, Amla gets forward and drives it to short cover, but Viru dives to his left and stops it

25.2

Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, looped up, slowly spins into Kallis, he walks to the off side, works it to deep square leg, there is spin out there but it is slow spin

25.1

Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, this is a slow pitch, lands it on a good length and spins into Amla, he whips it with the spin to fine leg of the back foot

24.6

Yuvraj to Kallis, no run, looped up on the stumps, Kallis smothers it to the on side

24.5

Yuvraj to Kallis, FOUR!!, a boundary after a long time, 11 overs to be precise, tossed up on the off stump, Kallis gets down, employs the sweep, connects it well and finds the gap to perfection, couple of bounces and into the backward square leg fence

24.4

Yuvraj to Kallis, no run, tossed up on the off stump, driven to cover, but straight to the fielder

24.3

Yuvraj to Amla, 1 run, gives this one a bit more drift, Amla plunges forward, eases it to long off

Change of ends for Yuvi. Lets see what he does at this end.

24.2

Yuvraj to Kallis, 1 run, keeps it fuller in length, Kallis drives it hard to long off

24.1

Yuvraj to Amla, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Amla drives it to cover

Yuvraj Singh [2.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

23.6

Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, flatter, spins into him, Amla backs away, angles the bat and dabs it to point

23.5

Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, lands it on a good length, spins into Kallis, he uses his wrists nicely, works it to square leg

23.4

Harbhajan to Kallis, no run, flighted delivery, given a bit more drift, Kallis gets forward and defends it to the off side

23.3

Harbhajan to Amla, 1 run, tossed up, lands on a length on middle, Amla comes down the track and drives it to long on, they call for a couple immediately, Nehra runs to his left, fires in a good throw, keeps it down to a single

23.2

Harbhajan to Amla, no run, Amla looks to give him the charge, Bhajji fires it full and wide outside off, Amla covers the spin and blocks it back to the bowler

23.1

Harbhajan to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up, spins into Kallis, he clips it with the spin to square leg

Harbhajan Singh, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

22.6

Yusuf Pathan to Kallis, 1 run, but it does not matter to Kallis, tickles it with the spin past the leg slip, rolls to fine leg

Leg slip comes in place now

22.5

Yusuf Pathan to Amla, 1 run, looped up, spins down the leg side, Amla works it to fine leg, Bhajji runs to his right and keeps it down to a single, if Amla had let that one go, it could have been a wide

22.4

Yusuf Pathan to Amla, no run, pushes this one quicker outside off, Amla taps it to point

22.3

Yusuf Pathan to Kallis, 1 run, loopy delivery just outside off, Kallis gets forward and dabs it to point

22.2

Yusuf Pathan to Kallis, 2 runs, looped up, spins into Kallis, he gets forward, uses the spin and tickles it to fine leg for a couple

22.1

Yusuf Pathan to Amla, 1 run, tossed up on the off stump, covers the line and clips it to deep square leg

21.6

Yuvraj to Amla, 1 run, short delivery outside off, sits up nicely for Amla, he stays back and cracks it to sweeper cover, gets to his 13th ODIFIFTY!! and his first in WCs

21.5

Yuvraj to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up outside off, driven to long off

21.4

Yuvraj to Kallis, 2 runs, gives it a lot more air outside off, Kallis creams it to deep extra cover, Munaf moves slowly to his right, that allows Kallis to take a couple, shouts of Munaff ring in around Jamtha, he is a really slow mover is Munaf

21.3

Yuvraj to Amla, 1 run, tossed up, given a bit more drift outside off, Amla gets forward and turns it to mid wicket

21.2

Yuvraj to Amla, no run, tossed up, Amla skips down the track, drills it to cover, but straight to Kohli

21.1

Yuvraj to Amla, no run, flatter outside off, Amla cuts it to backward point, but Tendulkar falls to his left and stops it

Raina is on the field for Nehra.

20.6

Yusuf Pathan to Kallis, no run, tossed up outside off, Kallis gets forward, covers the spin and eases it to mid on

20.5

Yusuf Pathan to Amla, 1 run, nudged to square leg

20.4

Yusuf Pathan to Kallis, 1 run, full but on the pads, Kallis whips it to deep mid wicket

20.3

Yusuf Pathan to Amla, 1 run, shouts of catch it, but just wide, looped up outside off, Amla comes down the track and clips it just to the right of Kohli at short mid wicket, rolls to mid wicket

20.2

Yusuf Pathan to Amla, no run, flatter on middle and off, Amla initially thought about employing the sweep, he adjusts and nudges it to the on side

20.1

Yusuf Pathan to Kallis, 1 run, fuller and quicker on the off stump, eased to long on

19.6

Yuvraj to Kallis, 1 run, looped up outside off, Kallis forces it off the back foot to sweeper cover

Yuvraj to Kallis, 1 run, fuller in length outside off, Kallis drives it to long off

19.3

Yuvraj to Kallis, no run, looped up on the stumps, Kallis defends it

19.2

Yuvraj to Kallis, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Kallis looks to blast it through cover, gets an inside edge onto the pads, rolls to the ground

19.1

Yuvraj to Kallis, 2 runs, flighted delivery, given a lot more air outside off, Kallis drives it to Kohli at extra cover, he dives to his left, the ball goes past him, he slips as he picks up the ball, that allows them a couple

The man in form, Yuvraj Singh, comes into the attack. Can he work his magic today?

Yusuf Pathan to Amla, 1 run, Amla is playing it smartly here, tossed up on middle, Amla works it with the spin to backward square leg

18.4

Yusuf Pathan to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up and fuller outside off, Kallis gets forward and drives it to long off

18.3

Yusuf Pathan to Amla, 1 run, flatter but on the pads, Amla clips it to deep square leg

18.2

Yusuf Pathan to Amla, 2 runs, looped up on the off stump, Amla covers the line, works it to deep square leg, Munaf picks up and has a shy at the bowler's end, Kallis has to put in the hard strides and he makes it in the end

18.1

Yusuf Pathan to Amla, no run, flatter and skids through outside off, Amla goes for the cut and misses, that ball kept a bit low

17.6

Munaf Patel to Amla, 1 run, SA are getting squeezed for runs here, on a good length outside off, Amla walks to the off side, works it to deep mid wicket

17.5

Munaf Patel to Kallis, 1 run, maximum risk but minimum result, length delivery outside off, Kallis crashes it uppishly over cover, but it results in a single only

17.4

Munaf Patel to Kallis, no run, the line is just spot on from Munaf Patel, short of length outside off, Kallis punches it to mid off, but can't find the gap

17.3

Munaf Patel to Amla, 1 run, fuller outside off, Amla gets forward and square drive it to the off side

17.2

Munaf Patel to Kallis, 1 run, some improvization from Kallis, back of a length just outside off, Kallis moves to the off side, lifts his back leg up, whips it to backward square leg, Zak was a bit deep there, but they only take a single

17.1

Munaf Patel to Kallis, no run, fuller length just outside off, Kallis drives it straight to the fielder at mid off

Yusuf Pathan to Kallis, 1 run, loopy delivery, again spins into Kallis, he shuffles to the off side and works it to fine leg

16.3

Yusuf Pathan to Kallis, no run, this one skidded through, lands it back of a length, spins into Kallis sharply, he gets surprised by the turn, the ball thuds into the pads and rolls to the off side

16.2

Yusuf Pathan to Amla, 1 run, slow ball, but again it is short outside off, Amla cuts it to deep backward point

16.1

Yusuf Pathan to Amla, no run, loose start for Yusuf, lands this short, spins into Amla on the middle and leg stump, Amla tickles it to short fine leg

Yusuf Pathan, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

15.6

Munaf Patel to Kallis, no run, Kallis is also shuffling a bit, but Munaf Patel keeps it straight and on a good length, Kallis taps it to mid on

15.5

Munaf Patel to Kallis, no run, short of length just outside off, Kallis works it to mid wicket, the fielder slides to his right and stops it

15.4

Munaf Patel to Amla, 1 run, well judged single by Amla, short delivery just outside off, Amla closes the bat face and tucks it slightly wide of the fielder at mid on, he picks up and has a shy at the bowler's end, but Amla is safe

15.3

Munaf Patel to Kallis, 1 run, Kallis continues to struggle for timing, short of length outside off, Kallis slightly shimmies down the track, again gets an outside edge that rolls along the carpet to third man

15.2

Munaf Patel to Amla, 1 run, Amla is content on shuffling to the off side, dabs this length delivery with an angled bat to third man

15.1

Munaf Patel to Kallis, 1 run, starts off with a back of a length delivery outside off, Kallis gets an outside edge that rolls to third man

Meanwhile, Nehra has gone off the field. The reasons are unknown, possibly it could be because of Drinks. I, Sid V, will carry on till the middle overs.

It has been a steady passage of play for both teams. The Indian pacers have not allowed the South Africans to get away, while the South Africans have been bogged down. Zaheer dismissing Smith for the 13th time in all forms of the game was the highlight. The Indians, however, would know that Kallis and Amla are the dangermen for them and they would love to see the back of these two batsmen.

Drinks are on the field now

Saurabh Somani, our man at the venue gives us this: "There is literally not a single unoccupied seat at the VCA. The atmosphere the crowd generates has to be seen to be believed. Even when they're quiet, you can feel the presence of the immense crowd."

14.6

Nehra to Kallis, 1 run, back of a length outside off, sits up nicely for Kallis, he punches it to mid off and that will be Drinks

14.5

Nehra to Kallis, no run, Kallis is really playing out of his comfort zone, Kallis walks across to the off stump, Nehra lands it slightly back of a length, Kallis mistimes the drive to the off side

14.4

Nehra to Kallis, no run, pitches up a slower delivery on middle and off, Kallis drives it to mid on

14.3

Nehra to Kallis, no run, back of a length outside off, Kallis hangs back and punches it to short extra cover

14.2

Nehra to Kallis, 2 runs, the line is just too straight on leg stump, Kallis clips this nicely off his pads to deep mid wicket, easy couple taken

14.1

Nehra to Amla, 1 run, angles this one fuller outside off, Amla again shuffles to the off side, drives it to mid off, the fielder is deep and that allows them a single

13.6

Munaf Patel to Amla, 1 run, good over for the South Africans, Amla pushes a back of a length delivery to cover

13.5

Munaf Patel to Kallis, 1 run, on a good length outside off, Kallis cracks it to cover point, the fielder runs to his left, slight misfield and that allows them a single

13.4

Munaf Patel to Kallis, FOUR!!, just over Kohli at extra cover, on a good length outside off, Kallis makes room and skips down the track, he thwacks it just over Virat who leaps, the ball grazes his finger-tips and rolls to the deep extra cover fence

13.3

Munaf Patel to Amla, 1 run, great work from the 37 year old SRT, back of a length outside off, Amla guides it to third man, but Tendulkar moves quickly to his left, stops it and they take only a single

13.2

Munaf Patel to Kallis, 1 run, short of length outside off, Kallis looks to punch it to cover, squirts off the outside edge to third man

13.1

Munaf Patel to Amla, 1 run, run-out chance missed, back of a length on the off stump, Amla punches it to mid off, sets off for a non-existent quick single, Virat moves quickly to his right, picks it up with one hand, has a shy at the bowler's end, he misses, Amla was a goner if that had hit, that would have been a huge blow for the South Africans

12.6

Nehra to Amla, 1 run, length delivery just outside off, Amla walks down the track, shuffles a lot to the off side, whips it wristily behind square on the leg side

12.5

Nehra to Amla, no run, this is a nice passage of play for the Indians, on a good length, lands on the seam and cuts away outside off, also keeps low, Amla looks to run it down to third man, misses and it goes on the bounce to Dhoni

12.4

Nehra to Kallis, 1 run, drags his length back on the stumps, Kallis whips it to backward square leg

12.3

Nehra to Kallis, no run, slants a good length delivery wide outside off, Kallis drives it fluently to cover, but finds the fielder, the pressure mounts on the Proteas

12.2

Nehra to Amla, 1 run, on a good length on the middle and leg stump, Amla pushes it to mid off and takes a quick single

12.1

Nehra to Amla, 2 runs, Nehra strays in line a bit, lands a back of a length delivery on leg stump, Amla whips it to fine leg, it is a bit wide of the fielder at they take a couple

11.6

Munaf Patel to Amla, 1 run, another short ball, but this time the bounce is true, Amla angles the bat and runs it down to third man

11.5

Munaf Patel to Amla, no run, short of length, again the slower delivery, nips away low outside off, Amla shuffles to the off side, but again he gets beaten

11.4

Munaf Patel to Kallis, 1 run, Kallis walks down the track, Munaf Patel drags his length short, Kallis nudges it to short mid wicket, the fielder dives to his left, palms it to mid on

11.3

Munaf Patel to Kallis, no run, good length on middle and off, keeps a bit low, Kallis taps it to short cover

11.2

Munaf Patel to Kallis, no run, this is Munaf Patel's strength, tight wicket to wicket bowling, tight length on the off stump, Kallis pushes it to mid off

11.1

Munaf Patel to Kallis, no run, Kallis is not getting his timing right here, length delivery outside off, Kallis gets forward and mistimes the drive to cover

10.6

Nehra to Kallis, 1 run, Nehra is bowling those cutters well here, back of a length but gives Kallis width outside off, he punches it to sweeper cover

10.5

Nehra to Kallis, no run, back of a length outside off, Kallis hangs back, defends it back to the bowler

10.4

Nehra to Amla, 1 run, the pressure is telling on Amla, length delivery, another attempted slower delivery outside off, Amla looks to crash it through extra cover, but closes the bat face early, gets an inside edge that rolls to mid wicket

10.3

Nehra to Amla, no run, short of a good length and on the off stump channel, Amla punches it to cover, but finds the fielder

10.2

Nehra to Amla, no run, just on a good length, lands it with a scrambled seam on the middle and leg stump, Amla nudges it to mid on, Yusuf stops it

10.1

Nehra to Kallis, 1 run, as soon as I say that the pitch is low, Nehra gets some extra bounce, slants it back of a length outside off, Kallis is surprised by the extra bounce, fends it along the ground to third man

Ashish Nehra [4.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack

9.6

Munaf Patel to Amla, no run, ohh boy, Amla has to be careful here, short of length, keeps a bit low outside off, Amla goes for the drive but gets beaten, first signs that the pitch is starting to keep low and slow

9.5

Munaf Patel to Kallis, 1 run, length delivery, but keeps it too straight on leg stump, Kallis whip/flicks it to Zak at short fine leg, they take a quick single

9.4

Munaf Patel to Kallis, no run, back of a length and slightly wide outside off, Kallis stays on the back foot, punches it to cover

9.3

Munaf Patel to Amla, 1 run, short of length, shapes away a wee bit outside off, Amla plays it late and guides it to third man

9.2

Munaf Patel to Amla, no run, full delivery floated just outside off, Amla drives it to mid off

9.1

Munaf Patel to Amla, no run, back of a length outside off, Amla shuffles to the off side, taps it to mid on

Munaf Patel, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

No slips in place for Munaf

8.6

Zaheer to Kallis, no run, ends a superb over from Zak, back of a length, slower delivery outside off, Kallis angles the bat and dabs it to widish first slip

8.5

Zaheer to Kallis, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Kallis gets behind the line, gets forward and pushes it to mid off

8.4

Zaheer to Kallis, no run, that is a great first ball for the SA wall, back of a length and angled across in the zone outside off, Kallis lets it go

Jacques Kallis, right handed bat, comes to the crease

8.3

Zaheer to Smith, out Caught by Tendulkar!! Unlucky No. 13 for Smith! 13th time that Zaheer has gotten rid of Smith in all forms of the game! Zaheer stays over the wicket, floats a slower, length delivery outside off, Smith bends his back leg, looks to thump it over mid off, but he does not get the timing right, holes out to Tendulkar at mid off, the crowd go wild at Jamtha, big wicket for India. Smith c Tendulkar b Zaheer 16(29) [4s-2]

Zaheer to Smith, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

8.2

Zaheer to Smith, FOUR!!, that is a nice way to ease the pressure, length delivery, right in the slot outside off, Smith stays forward, swings through the line, thumps it over mid off, the timing is not all that great, but this is a quick outfield and it rolls to the long off fence

8.1

Zaheer to Smith, no run, just short of a good length on the middle and leg stump, Smith skips down the track, looks to push it down the ground, the ball thuds into the pads and rolls behind point

Amla is continuing his love affair with Nagpur. He is really looking in great touch.

7.6

Nehra to Amla, FOUR!!, that is an awesome shot from Amla, back of a length and on the pads, he picks the length up quickly, whips it to deep square leg, he used the wrists brilliantly there, the timing was superb

7.5

Nehra to Amla, FOUR!!, that has been clobbered, length delivery just outside off, Amla clears the front leg slightly, goes inside out over extra cover, races away to the deep extra cover fence

7.4

Nehra to Amla, no run, that is a good ball, back of a length, the off-cutter from Nehra, spins away just outside off, Amla looks to play it late and run it down to third man, misses it

7.3

Nehra to Amla, no run, on a good length, the line is on middle and off, Amla punches it to mid off, Nehra has been bowling straight so far to Amla, not giving him any width whatsoever

7.2

Nehra to Amla, no run, back of a length and on middle, Amla punches it back to the bowler

7.1

Nehra to Amla, no run, stays over the wicket, slants a fuller length delivery on the stumps, Amla dabs it to backward point

Thanks, Ajith. So far, the Smith versus Zak duel has been Even-Stevens? Can South Africa maintain the momentum?

Alright folks, I'm off for sometime, time for Sid V, to take up commentary.

6.6

Zaheer to Smith, no run, back of a length and angled in, Smith defends it down the wicket

6.5

Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, Amla waits for the ball to come on, angles his bat slightly and dabs it behind backward point

6.4

Zaheer to Smith, leg byes, 1 run, Smith certainly looks out of sorts, he is trying everything to ease off some nerves, comes down the wicket, looks to tuck it to mid wicket, the ball hits him high on the pad and rolls towards point, Amla forces him to scamper through for a quick single

6.3

Zaheer to Smith, no run, Zaheer is keeping it pretty tight, short of a good length and angling it towards middle and leg, Smith taps it to the on side after shutting the face of the bat

6.2

Zaheer to Smith, no run, angling down towards the leg stump, Smith was walking across looking to tuck it across, gets a slight inside edge onto the pad and the ball rolls to the on side

6.1

Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, tight line and length that, around the off stump, Amla taps it with soft hands towards mid off and takes a quick single

5.6

Nehra to Amla, 1 run, pitched up and outside the off stump, Amla pushes it to mid off and pinches a single

5.5

Nehra to Amla, no run, again, a bit of width, driven to Yusuf Pathan, the close in fielder on the off side

5.4

Nehra to Amla, FOUR!!, punched off the backfoot this time from Amla, wide of mid off, Tendulkar gives it a chase, slides very well, great effort that, pulls the ball back, but the umpire goes up to check whether the foot was in contact with the ropes, Yes, it was and Amla gets another boundary, a wonderful effort nevertheless, cheered by the crowd

5.3

Nehra to Amla, FOUR!!, slashes hard, edges it but finds the boundary! It was back of a length, angled across, there was width on offer for Amla to go after it, gets a thickish outside edge, and third man was too wide to cut that down

5.2

Nehra to Amla, no run, pitched up again, Amla drives, but there is Yusuf Pathan at a shortish point position, not exactly a short cover but he is a lot squarer, he jumps to take it cleanly

5.1

Nehra to Amla, no run, that was a half-volley, deserved some thrashing, but cracks it straight to Kohli at extra cover, the off side is packed when Amla is on strike, Dhoni is giving no margin for error

4.6

Zaheer to Smith, no run, gets it to go the other way round, in towards Smith, he goes back and pushes it towards mid on

4.5

Zaheer to Smith, no run, Smith is flirting with danger, it was back of a length, in the corridor of uncertainty and Smith was poking at it, the ball moves away a tad and beats the outside edge

4.4

Zaheer to Smith, no run, gets it to angle in towards the leg stump, Smith was walking across to play it behind square to the on side, hit on the pad but it was clearly sliding down the leg

4.3

Zaheer to Amla, 1 run, not of the middle of the bat again, gets a thickish outside edge as he looks to drive the pitched up delivery towards cover, third man will keep it down to one

4.2

Zaheer to Smith, 1 run, short and angling in, Smith goes back, gets on top of the ball and drops it down towards fine leg

4.1

Zaheer to Smith, no run, angled in from over the wicket, Smith gets a slight inside edge as he looks to work it across off the frontfoot, the ball rolls to the on side

3.6

Nehra to Amla, no run, back of a length and Amla punches it off the backfoot but straight to Yusuf Pathan at short cover, good field placing this from Dhoni, these two teams have just played an ODI series in SA and he knows exactly what Amla's strong points are

3.5

Nehra to Smith, 1 run, slower ball from Nehra, Smith picks it up pretty early, runs it down to third man with an open face, ambles across for an easy single

3.4

Nehra to Smith, no run, Can't get that away! Smith was looking to hammer one through mid off and extra cover, goes rolling off the toe end as he mistimes it

3.3

Nehra to Smith, no run, Smith uses his height to good effect, comes forward to the pitch of the delivery and defends it to the off side, it was well bowled too, didn't give Smith any room, neither did he stray on the pads of Smith

3.2

Nehra to Smith, no run, that's more like it, short of a good length and coming back in towards Smith who turns it towards short mid wicket

3.1

Nehra to Smith, 2 runs, fuller delivery on the pads, Smith flicks it behind square on the on side for a couple of runs

The Indians are doing a lot of talking when Smith is batting, the Indians and sledging? Well, if the rest of the world can do it, why can't they?

2.6

Zaheer to Smith, 1 run, fuller one angling in, Smith drives it to mid on, quick single taken and strike retained

2.5

Zaheer to Smith, no run, a good over so far from Zaheer, hasn't let Smith off the hook, Smith gets forward and dabs it close to his body, just to the right of Yuvi who keeps it down to none

2.4

Zaheer to Smith, no run, that one kept low, the ball holds its line and Smith had to adjust and get his bat down, was on the backfoot, closes the face slightly and defends it to the on side

2.3

Zaheer to Smith, no run, fuller and Smith was looking to drive that through the cover region, there is a Virat Kohli over there and the ball goes straight to him after bouncing just next to the 22 yard turf

For the records, Zaheer has dismissed Smith 12 times so far in all formats

2.2

Zaheer to Smith, no run, much fuller on this occasion, Smith takes it from the off stump and works it to mid wicket, does not take a single

2.1

Zaheer to Smith, no run, back of a length and coming back in towards Smith from the off stump, played off the backfoot this time around, defended to the on side

Zaheer v Smith, who will be the winner?

1.6

Nehra to Smith, 1 run, Smith plays the short arm jab towards third man, he takes a single and will retain strike

1.5

Nehra to Smith, FOUR!!, banged in short, Nehra is not a pacy bowler though, pulled away through mid wicket and the ball goes rolling away to the boundary, so both batsmen have started off pretty well

1.4

Nehra to Smith, no run, a touch fuller, angled in towards Smith, he was walking across looking to help it fine, rapped on the pad, no contact made with the bat

1.3

Nehra to Smith, 2 runs, there was a bit of width on offer, Smith played it hard on the ground, the ball bounces high and just goes over a flying Yuvraj at point, Zaheer was at third man, he runs wide and keeps it down to two

1.2

Nehra to Smith, no run, short of length and angling in towards Smith from outside off, he goes back and tucks it off his hips to square leg, a slight fumble from Gambhir, but it won't allow Smith to get off the mark

1.1

Nehra to Smith, no run, back of a length and in the channel outside the off stump, two slips in place for Smith, pushed straight to Yuvraj at point

Ashish Nehra, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6

Zaheer to Amla, no run, off stumpish, the ball straightened a tad after pitching, well defended on the frontfoot towards cover, a good start for the Proteas, waiting for Smith v Zaheer contest though

0.5

Zaheer to Amla, no run, pitched up and moving away from the right hander, a play and a miss for Amla, the cover drive does not go right for him this time around

0.4

Zaheer to Amla, no run, lands on a length, angled away from Amla, he gets forward and defends it to the off side

0.3

Zaheer to Amla, no run, not much pace on that delivery, pushed across Amla who decides to watch it through to the keeper, remember, we have seen some uneven bounce today, will that come into play soon?

0.2

Zaheer to Amla, FOUR!!, poor delivery to follow it up, on a length and angling across, Amla stood on top of it, punched that right under his eyes, between point and cover the ball goes crashing into the fence, Amla is up and running

0.1

Zaheer to Amla, no run, beautiful delivery first up, gets the ball to swing back into the right hander, had Amla missed that, it would have been a wicket first ball, but he gets his front leg across and works it to mid wicket, straight to the fielder though

Amla and Smith are at the crease. Amla is on strike. Zaheer will open the attack

Some fun here in the office regarding the effect that Ajith has when is on the keyboard doing the comm. Here are the stats: Srivathsa - first 37 overs - India 243/1. Ajith - 38 - 48.4 - India - 243/1 to 296 all-out. Way to go Ajith!

MS Dhoni - ever the cool guy is having some stern words in the team huddle for his mates. He obviously would be disappointed with the last 10 overs of the Indian innings. Robin Jackman says that Nehra was getting nice swing during his warm-ups. The openers are walking out and it is the destroyer of the Indian innings with his manic keyboard skills - Ajith - to take you through the chase till the first drinks break.

The chase: A stunning turn-around and an epic fight-back from South Africa. This group can't get any more exciting. The Proteas' themselves would be shocked at how the last 10 overs of the Indian innings has panned out. They have a great chance of chasing this down, especially when you consider this - average first innings score in a D/N game at the Jamtha is 316. Pommie said that even 350 was chasable during the start of the game.

You just cannot afford to be complacent at any stage and India would have learnt that by now. In what was an amazing turnaround SA came back from being down and out to believing that they can chase down this target. Even after getting 296 it is SA who will be in a better frame of mind when they come out again and the Indian bowling which has been far from impressive so far have their task cut out. One just gets a feeling that this match will go down to the wire. Join us very shortly as we bring you the SA run chase.

Well what more can you say about that man, he just keeps getting better with age like good wine and we sure are getting high on the sheer magic of it all. Ton No. 99 and and what a stage to get it in. Two magnificent tons against, arguably, the two biggest threats for India in this group and it looked like India were cruising at that stage with Sehwag and Sachin launching themselves savagely into the new ball and yet quite inexplicably India lost the plot completely soon after. The batting PP proved to be the undoing as India fell from 267 for 1 to 296 all out, Steyn ended up with five wickets after being carted all around in the initial overs.

48.4

Steyn to Munaf Patel, out Bowled!! Ladies and Gentlemen, Steyn has cleaned it up with a crushing yorker, bang on middle, in the blockhole, Munna's off stump knocked back and Steyn has taken his first 5 wicket haul in ODIs, and that is what I call 'The mother of all comebacks'. Dhoni stranded on 12 at the other end. Munaf Patel b Steyn 0(1)

Steyn to Munaf Patel, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Munaf Patel, right handed bat, comes to the crease

48.3

Steyn to Nehra, out Caught by Smith!! Nehra can't believe it, he struck it with such power that he would have expected the ball to crash into the extra cover boundary, but my friend, there are fielders inside the circle and you have to place it well too, a length ball, slightly less pace on that one, driven on the up with tremendous power, straight into Smith's mid-rift at extra cover, he takes it cleanly, and Dhoni at the other end is standing and just wondering. Nehra c Smith b Steyn 0(3)

Steyn to Nehra, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

48.2

Steyn to Nehra, no run, Nehra looks to make a bit of room, it was a short of a length delivery, dabs it to point, can't get past the fielder, Dhoni needs to get strike here

48.1

Steyn to Dhoni, 1 run, short of a good length and outside the off stump, Dhoni slaps it down to sweeper cover for just a single

47.6

Peterson to Nehra, no run, the ball grips and turns away, beats the outside edge of the tailender, the wicket is now turning big

47.5

Peterson to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni gets across, turns it to square leg, thought of taking two, but Nehra is not lightning quick

Ashish Nehra, right handed bat, comes to the crease

47.4

Peterson to Zaheer, out Caught by Morne Morkel!! It's raining wickets at Nagpur, Zaheer came down the wicket, went against the spin, looked to loft it wide and over the fielder at long on, but there is a tall Morkel waiting for the ball to come to him, he moves to his right, slides and that's Bye Bye Zaheer! Zaheer c Morne Morkel b Peterson 0(3)

Peterson to Zaheer, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

47.3

Peterson to Zaheer, no run, well flighted, Zaheer drives it to extra cover

47.2

Peterson to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni goes back and pulls, does not get hold of the shot again, on one bounce to the man at long on

47.1

Peterson to Dhoni, no run, the wrong-un from Peterson, or probably the one that went straight on, Dhoni can't get it away, pushed to the left of the bowler

46.6

Steyn to Zaheer, no run, another yorker, but outside the off stump this time around, Zaheer digs it to point

Zaheer Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

46.5

Steyn to Harbhajan, out Bowled!! The World No. 1 bowler seems to be too good at the moment for Harbhajan, full and straight, in the blockhole, a little bit of reverse swing, Harbhajan cleared his front leg looking to swing it out of the park, but for that, he has to make contact first, which he doesn't, and a walk back to the pavilion is the price that he has to pay. Harbhajan b Steyn 3(9)

Steyn to Harbhajan, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

46.4

Steyn to Harbhajan, no run, slower one outside the off stump, Harbhajan swings and misses

46.3

Steyn to Dhoni, 1 run, he pushes this one to long on, just one run off the first three balls

46.2

Steyn to Dhoni, no run, another dot-ball, the crowd are getting restless. This is good bowling, the pressure has just shifted from the Proteas to the Indians, it was banged hard, Dhoni looked to slap it straight past Steyn, didn't middle it well, mid off is in

46.1

Steyn to Dhoni, no run, a length ball from over the wicket, driven on the up, one one bouce to the fielder at cover, dot ball!

Dale Steyn [8.0-0-48-2] is back into the attack

Four more overs, can they get to 330 at least?

45.6

Peterson to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni goes back and tucks this one to square leg, settles for just a single

45.5

Peterson to Harbhajan, 1 run, Harbhajan dances down the wicket, swings across the line, no timing, the ball goes rolling towards long on, they seem to be contented with singles

45.4

Peterson to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni goes back and whips it down to long on

45.3

Peterson to Dhoni, no run, nice stride forward, Dhoni is totally done in by the ball that turns away, beaten!

45.2

Peterson to Harbhajan, 1 run, flighted delivery on the off stump, but this time, Harbhajan drives it to long off

45.1

Peterson to Harbhajan, no run, tossed up and turning away, Harbhajan gets forward and taps it towards cover

44.6

Kallis to Harbhajan, 1 run, Harbhajan looks to push it towards cover, gets a thick outside edge to third man

44.5

Kallis to Harbhajan, no run, just short of a good length and angled in, Harbhajan was looking to go for the short arm pull, the ball does not come onto the bat quickly, Kallis sports a wry smile on his face as Harbhajan misses it

44.4

Kallis to Harbhajan, no run, angled in towards Harbhajan, he gets forward and defends

44.3

Kallis to Harbhajan, no run, Harbhajan makes a bit of room, pushes the length ball to the off side

From 267/1 to 287/6, where are the Indians heading?

44.2

Kallis to Dhoni, 1 run, short again, Dhoni goes back and pushes it through cover

44.1

Kallis to Dhoni, no run, short, Dhoni looks to play across, a hint of a leading edge, the ball rolls to the off side

Harbhajan Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease

43.6

Peterson to Kohli, out Caught&Bowled!! The pack of cards have been disturbed and the batsmen are falling one by one! This is the softest of all the dismissals seen today, done in by the flight, he was perhaps in two minds, ended up chipping it straight back to the bowler, much to his delight. And at one stage, where a 350 looked a certainty, has now become a distant dream. Kohli c and b Peterson 1(3)

Peterson to Kohli, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

43.5

Peterson to Kohli, no run, turns away from the off stump, Kohli cleared his front leg looking to go after it, no contact made

Peterson to Dhoni, no run, nice stride forward, a good looking forward defense that

43.2

Peterson to Kohli, 1 run, flatter outside off, Kohli makes room and slaps it to long off, practices the shot he played as he walks down the wicket for a single

43.1

Peterson to Dhoni, 1 run, Dhoni goes back and pulls it to wide long on for just a run

Robin Peterson [6.0-0-43-0] is back into the attack

Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Batting powerplay stats: 30 runs, 4 wickets.

42.6

Kallis to Yuvraj, out Caught by Botha at long on!! The final ball of the batting powerplay has produced another wicket, it was a juicy full toss, Yuvraj had to go over long on, struck that well, but he got more elevation than distance, Botha settled right under it and pouches it safely, end of Yuvraj! Yuvraj c Botha b Kallis 12(9) [6s-1]

Kallis to Yuvraj, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

42.5

Kallis to Dhoni, 1 run, fuller and well outside the off stump, Dhoni decides to drag it across, does not time it well, goes off the inner half of the bat towards mid wicket, the batting powerplay has totally worked in the favor of the Proteas

42.4

Kallis to Yuvraj, 1 run, Yuvraj swipes across the line, the ball goes along the ground to deep mid wicket

42.3

Kallis to Dhoni, 1 run, cramped for room on that occasion, Kallis followed Dhoni with a short ball, Dhoni pushes it to mid on, shouts 'Bhag Bhag' which means 'run run' and takes a quick single

42.2

Kallis to Dhoni, no run, mid on is up, and Dhoni drives a fuller delivery straight to that fielder, it was a wristy on-drive but could not find the gap

42.1

Kallis to Yuvraj, 1 run, Kallis starts from over the wicket and angles it across, Yuvraj plays away from the body, drives it to long off, went off the toe end of the bat but was firmly struck, only a single for Yuvraj

Jacques Kallis [6.0-0-37-0] is back into the attack

41.6

Botha to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni plants his foot forward, looks to steer it to the off side, pushed hard at it, goes off the thickish outer half towards short third man

Smith is making a couple of changes to his field, long on goes back.

41.5

Botha to Yuvraj, 1 run, well flighted, Yuvraj drives it to long off, just a single

41.4

Botha to Yuvraj, 2 runs, Yuvraj works it wide of mid wicket, Dhoni comes back for the second

41.3

Botha to Yuvraj, no run, that was a quicker one, darted in on leg stump, Yuvraj got an under edge onto his toe as he looked to sweep that, louuuuuuuud appeal and it was turned down, replays confirmed that the ball hit the bat first, Yuvraj survives!

The Proteas have gone for the review, LBW appeal, turned down as well!

41.2

Botha to Yuvraj, no run, shortish, turns away, cut to cover point

41.1

Botha to Yuvraj, SIX!!, did someone say Yuvraj struggles against the spinners early on in his innings? Well, put those thoughts to rest! Yuvraj Singh has marked his arrival, gets down on one knee, and lofts the flighted delivery straight over Botha's head, carries all the way! It was a slog and a loft in one hit!

Johan Botha [8.0-0-30-0] is back into the attack

40.6

Steyn to Dhoni, no run, fuller and angled down the leg, the ball flips the pad and goes to the left of the keeper, good diving stop behind the stumps, and that ends a successful over!

40.5

Steyn to Yuvraj, 1 run, the Yuvi-Dhoni combo off the mark straight away, goes back and across, clips it behind square on the on side, takes a single, thought of the second but decided against it

40.4

Steyn to Dhoni, 1 run, good rising delivery first up for Dhoni, angled into the ribs of Dhoni, he hops, gets on top of it and drops it to the on side, single taken

MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease

40.3

Steyn to Yusuf Pathan, out Caught by Smith!! Dear o dear, another one bites the dust! Not a wicket taking delivery of any sorts, Yusuf Pathan looks to go over cover, does not get the elevation, or did he? Almost, I would say. Smith leaps with both hands stretched upwards, wonderful catch that. Yusuf Pathan c Smith b Steyn 0(2)

Steyn to Yusuf Pathan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

40.2

Steyn to Yusuf Pathan, no run, on a length, Yusuf Pathan gets forward and defends it solidly to the off side, two quick wickets and the Proteas have pulled things back in the batting PP

Yuvraj Singh, left handed bat, comes to the crease

40.1

Steyn to Gambhir, out Caught by Kallis!! One has to compliment the bowler for this wicket, Gambhir was making room and he was getting a touch too predictable with that, Steyn follows him with a slower one and there was not much room to work it wide of mid off, Gambhir ends up chipping it up in the air, Kallis comes running slightly to his left, slides forward and completes the catch at mid off. Gambhir c Kallis b Steyn 69(75) [4s-7]

Steyn to Gambhir, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

39.6

Morne Morkel to Gambhir, 1 run, a touch fullish, Gambhir makes room and slaps it hard through extra cover, there is a man in the deep, a single is all he would get

39.5

Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, slower ball from Morne Morkel, back of a length, Gambhir was making room and he had to check his shot, does not get bat on ball, the keeper collects it

Yusuf Pathan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

39.4

Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, out Caught by Duminy!! Well, a fine innings comes to a sad end! Tendulkar cleared his front leg looking to go over the top, the face of the bat was turning up, the ball came a touch quicker than he expected, he ends up slicing it to backward point. Big wicket that, but Tendulkar has done the damage, he has set the stage for the power hitters. Who will come in next? Tendulkar c Duminy b Morne Morkel 111(101) [4s-8 6s-3]

Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

39.3

Morne Morkel to Gambhir, leg byes, 1 run, Gambhir moved across looking to scoop/paddle it to fine leg, does not connect, he is rapped on the pad, probably struck outside off, Morne Morkel appeals but not given again, Gambhir decides to take a single in the meanwhile, there was another run-out opportunity, the Proteas are just not able to find the stumps!

39.2

Morne Morkel to Gambhir, FOUR!!, Morne Morkel comes over the wicket and the same result! It was fuller and angled away, Gambhir goes back, gets right underneath the ball and lofts it over wide mid on, 2 fours in 2 balls, this time towards the cow corner

39.1

Morne Morkel to Gambhir, FOUR!!, creamed! Gambhir is showing his class here, it was a length ball pushed across, Gambhir cleared his front leg, created that extra room as Morne Morkel bowled it from round the wicket, slices it behind point, the ball goes cracking into the fence at the rate of knots

38.6

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, good bouncer from Steyn, it was angled in, Tendulkar backed away looking to go for the upper push, didn't connect, the bowler and the keeper thinks Tendulkar might have nicked it, umpire Taufel unmoved

38.5

Steyn to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir drives it down to long off, ambles across for a single

38.4

Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, pushed to square leg, a fumble and it allows them a single

38.3

Steyn to Gambhir, 1 run, short of a good length delivery on the off stump, Gambhir backs away and runs it down to third man, he settles for a single

38.2

Steyn to Gambhir, 2 runs, two run out chances gone abegging in the same ball, Gambhir makes room and chipped one wide of mid off, went for a single, du Plessis threw the ball towards the bowler's end, misses the stumps, Gambhir wants the second run, another run out chance, and this time it is AB de Villiers who missed it

38.1

Steyn to Gambhir, no run, short of a length delivery angling away, Gambhir makes room and slaps it to mid off, on one bounce to the fielder

Alright folks, it's time for the batting powerplay. Sachin Tendulkar has also gone past 2000 runs against SA in ODIs. What does he have in store for us in the batting powerplay? Looks like the Steyn Gun has been brought back. He's been wayward, will he deliver?

37.6

Morne Morkel to Gambhir, 1 run, Morne Morkel pitches it up this time, Gambhir plunges forward and drives it square of the wicket on the off side, retains the strike with that single

37.5

Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, nicely played! Very delicate stuff that, played close to the body, got his bat underneath the ball and just used the pace to help it down to third man

Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, wonderful! It was short, Tendulkar needed just that much room to flat bat that through extra cover, long off and sweeper cover had no chance, the ball goes all the way

37.2

Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, short of length and well directed, Tendulkar gets behind and just defends it to the on side

37.1

Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 2 runs, Tendulkar walks down the track creating some room and looking to flick it uppishly, goes slightly wide of the flying fielder at short mid wicket, there is a man in the deep, only a couple

With that, I (Srivathsa) leave the dias. My fingers badly need a rest. Still no lunch, but I won't mind it one bit. I have had the privilege of watching this great knock by SRT. Will go and have a bite. It will be Ajith R who will take you through the end of the innings. You know whom to blame if India lose wickets, don't you?

36.6

Kallis to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar shuffles across and then whips it from middle to deep square, retains the strike with that run

36.5

Kallis to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir clips it off his hips down to deep square

36.4

Kallis to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir went for the pull and miscued it, off the toe end to short mid, straight to the fielder

36.3

Kallis to Gambhir, no run, back of a length on off stump, Gambhir taps it to backward point from the crease

36.2

Kallis to Gambhir, FOUR!!, Gambhir has deposited the length ball over cow corner, Kallis stares at him, Gambhir won't mind it though, gets forward and then lifts it over mid wicket, almost went all the way, one bounce over the ropes

36.1

Kallis to Gambhir, no run, flash and miss, well outside off and Gambhir drove with no foot-work

35.6

Morne Morkel to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir gets to his 23rd ODIFIFTY!! and his 2nd in WCs, more delight for the crowd as Gambhir gets an inside edge that goes past the leg stump, good solid innings from Gambhir

35.5

Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, SRT! He has done it! A stats barrage and here it comes - 48th ODICENTURY!!, 2nd in this WC, 6th in WCs, 5th against SA, 1st at Nagpur and his 99th international ton, no major celebrations

35.4

Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, 5 men and mid on, mid off up in the circle, back of a length on off stump

35.3

Morne Morkel to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir calmly opens the face of the bat and cuts it down to third man, brings Tendulkar on strike

35.2

Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, he is content in doing it in singles as he drives one on the up to sweeper cover, Tendulkar won't be carried away by the crowd and play a big shot, he is too experienced for that

35.1

Morne Morkel to Gambhir, 1 run, tap and run, Tendulkar is ready as he always is, played softly near Gambhir's feet and Tendulkar rushes across like a 16 year old to make it to the other end

Morne Morkel [4.0-0-35-0] is back into the attack

Morne is back, round the wicket straightaway to Gambhir. Again 5 in the ring. Good captaincy by Smith here.

34.6

Kallis to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir closes the face of the bat and then whips it to deep square

34.5

Kallis to Gambhir, no run, full ball on off stump, Gambhir gets forward and pushes it to mid off

34.4

Kallis to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar shuffles across to get inside the line and then turns the wrists on that to work it down to deep square

34.3

Kallis to Tendulkar, no run, chopped hard into the ground and JPD at backward point leaps high in the air to stop it, 3 dots in a row

34.2

Kallis to Tendulkar, no run, good fielding from du Plessis at mid wicket, dives to his left and keeps it down to a dot, flicked from off stump and since the mid on is in, it would have gone for a boundary, he is a fine fielder and he did well to stop it

34.1

Kallis to Tendulkar, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Tendulkar taps it close to the off side, wants a single, rightly sent back by Gambhir as the point man was rushing in

A whiter and a harder ball has come out. Time for the mandatory ball change. 5 men in the ring as Kallis comes in to bowl to Tendulkar as the crowd roar.

33.6

Duminy to Gambhir, no run, softly tapped to short cover, Tendulkar is not interested in the quick single

33.5

Duminy to Tendulkar, 1 run, short delivery on the middle and leg, Tendulkar pulls it down to backward square leg, the crowd thinks it is a boundary, only a single

33.4

Duminy to Gambhir, 1 run, punched off the backfoot

33.3

Duminy to Gambhir, FOUR!!, has du Plessis done a Simon Jones? Hope not! And he is fine! Swept down past short fine, he gives a great chase and then bangs his body and elbow hard into those ad hoardings, for a while it looked like he had done serious damage, but he is up on his feet and doing fine

33.2

Duminy to Gambhir, FOUR!!, one sighter from Duminy is enough for Gambhir and he immediately skips down the track before crisply going inside out over cover, one bounce over the ropes, that's the shot that Gambhir plays so well and he has done it again, he is one of the best players of spin in this Indian side

33.1

Duminy to Gambhir, no run, tossed up from round the wicket, on the stumps, Gambhir gets forward and defends

Nithyesh, an ardent Aussie supporter writes in that on the same day five years back SA chased down 434 against the Aussies, he is hoping SA can do something similar today while a billion Indians wish that history does not repeat itself.

Jean-Paul Duminy [2.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack

32.6

Kallis to Tendulkar, 2 runs, Tendulkar gets inside the line and he is anticipating the short ones, swivels before gloving it wide of van Wyk for a couple of runs

32.5

Kallis to Tendulkar, no run, short delivery, Tendulkar knows it is coming and ducks under it, not called a wide as it is well below the head of Tendulkar

Meanwhile, Saurabh Somani recollects the straight drive that Sachin played earlier and says: God may have rested on the seventh day, but in the eighth over, he hit a straight drive.

32.4

Kallis to Gambhir, 1 run, tucked off the hips wide of short mid wicket

32.3

Kallis to Tendulkar, 1 run, short of length and rising into the body of Tendulkar, who arches his back to glide it down to third man

32.2

Kallis to Gambhir, 1 run, leg stumpish, on the pads, Gambhir flicks it down to deep square

32.1

Kallis to Gambhir, no run, back of a length on off stump, Gambhir gets right behind the line to defend it back down the wicket

Jacques Kallis [3.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack

Though the run-rate has dipped, Tendulkar has paced his innings quite beautifully. He has played so many ODI matches, that it's like eating Vada Pav back home in Mumbai. Smith would have had quite a few words to say to his mates during the drinks break. Smith brings on Kallis and 'Realtime Thiru' is back on scoring, albeit only for a short while. We are all set to start after the drinks break.

31.6

du Plessis to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, 2 in a row he won't miss out at all, dragged down, Tendulkar was quick to seize on the chance, went back and timed the pull just about to clear the man at mid wicket, long on had too much ground to cover to his right and could not stop it, Tendulkar has a contented look on his face as the players take drinks.

31.5

du Plessis to Tendulkar, no run, poor ball, short and wide outside off, Tendulkar cuts it hard, but he finds a diving short cover, he is not happy with himself for having missed out

31.4

du Plessis to Gambhir, 1 run, shortish, Gambhir goes on the backfoot and cuts it to sweeper cover

31.3

du Plessis to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar closes the face of the bat and deftly glances it down to fine leg

31.2

du Plessis to Gambhir, 1 run, comes down the track and eases it to long off

31.2

du Plessis to Gambhir, wide, down leg, wide given

31.1

du Plessis to Gambhir, FOUR!!, rooobishhhhhhhhh ball as Geoffrey Boycott would say, dragged down half way down the pitch, Gambhir rocked back and pulled it hard, a desperate dive from Amla running to his left from deep square, could not haul it back in, Gambhir needed that boundary for the team and for his own confidence

Faf du Plessis [2.0-0-10-1] is back into the attack

30.6

Botha to Gambhir, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Gambhir rocks back and cuts it hard square of the wicket, retains strike

30.5

Botha to Tendulkar, 1 run, steered with an open face past backward point

30.4

Botha to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar again skips down, the ball hits him on the thigh guard, it rolls back and Tendulkar rushes back to make his crease

30.3

Botha to Tendulkar, no run, turns it to leg, played with the spin, can't get the gap

30.2

Botha to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, Sanjay Manjrekar for a change on air is raving about Tendulkar. He correctly predicts that Tendulkar will take a calculated risk as the run-rate is dipping and Tendulkar does so, comes down the track, takes it on the full and drives with force well wide of sweeper cover, that's 300 runs for Tendulkar in this WC

30.1

Botha to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar uses his feet and clips it to mid wicket, straight to the fielder

29.6

Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, tapped to mid on after taking a few steps forward

29.5

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, tremendous off drive, the straightest of bats and unfortunately he finds mid off

29.4

Steyn to Gambhir, 1 run, slower off cutter, outside off, Gambhir opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man

Steyn to Gambhir, 1 run, tucks it with a closed face down to deep square, Gambhir as he walks past Steyn has a smile at him, more of wry grin

29.1

Steyn to Gambhir, no run, old fashioned slog, Steyn does not like it one bit as he has a few words to say to Gambhir after he had missed that, it was full and outside off, Gambhir connected fresh air with his swipe, Steyn gives him a few words of advice

28.6

Botha to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar moves across to off stump and wrists it to the fielder at mid wicket, straight to the fielder, only a single

28.5

Botha to Gambhir, 1 run, finally Gambhir gets a friendly full toss on the stumps and whips it away to deep mid wicket

28.4

Botha to Gambhir, no run, a hint of a leading edge as Gambhir closed the face too early, the ball lands well in front of short cover

28.3

Botha to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir comes down the track to take it on the full and jams it back to Botha, Tendulkar again walks up to Gambhir to have a word

28.2

Botha to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir gets forward and pushes it to short cover, straight to the fielder

28.1

Botha to Gambhir, no run, this one turned and bounced, Gambhir goes on the backfoot and taps it to the off side

27.6

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, that beautiful straightdrive again, Steyn had to use all his footie skills to stop it, minimum of back-lift and the white ball speeds back at Steyn who does well to stop it

27.5

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, good length on off stump, more of an cutter, Tendulkar taps it to the on side

27.4

Steyn to Gambhir, 1 run, and that seems to have worked big time, full ball on off stump, Gambhir drives hard to long off, only a single

27.3

Steyn to Gambhir, no run, a loose shot and immediately Tendulkar walks up to Gambhir to have a calm word, fullish and outside off, Gambhir went for the extravagant drive, missed, close to a wide too, Tendulkar, the master that he is, assesses the situation, does not want any hiccups, has a word with his much younger partner

27.2

Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, fullish on middle, Tendulkar closes the face of the bat and wrists it down to deep square leg

27.1

Steyn to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir gets an edge, played away from the body, flew down to third man, good stop in the end

27.1

Steyn to Gambhir, wide, that's a continuation of his poor self, Gambhir came down and that pre-empted Steyn to bowl well outside off, easy call for the ump in the end

Dale Steyn [4.0-0-34-0] is back into the attack

Steyn comes back for his third spell of the day. He had lost his rag and has had a poor day with the ball. Can he get a few wickets for his side and recover lost ground?

Sachin dropped catch: Coming back to that fabulous diving effort by AB when Sachin chipped one in the air, it brings back memories of a similar catch taken by James Kirtley of England when Ganguly had mistimed one in the Natwest Series played in 2002. It was not in the final, but in one of the league games of that fabulous series. Kirtley took it with his left hand diving full length at long on. Similar catch and today AB floored it. Maybe we can excuse him, for he is suffering from a bad back and that's the reason he is not keeping as well.

Botha to Gambhir, no run, flat and quick on the middle and leg, glanced down to short fine, Tendulkar sends Gambhir back

26.3

Botha to Tendulkar, 1 run, calmly turns the strike over with a tap to leg

26.2

Botha to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar almost over-balanced himself as he missed a drive, van Wyk is having a horror day, does not collect, if he had, he might have had a chance to stump Tendulkar, Tendulkar's backfoot was out of the crease, that's where a Boucher is missed by this Proteas' side

26.1

Botha to Tendulkar, no run, pushed through quicker, Tendulkar gets forward and pushes it back to Botha

25.6

Peterson to Tendulkar, 1 run, flat delivery on middle, Tendulkar shuffles across to nudge one to deep square, retains strike

25.5

Peterson to Gambhir, 1 run, tossed up and turning back in, Gambhir goes on the backfoot and taps it in front of cover

25.4

Peterson to Tendulkar, 1 run, nudges one down to fine leg to turn the strike over

25.3

Peterson to Tendulkar, SIX!!, And as I put that, Tendulkar rubbishes that and says, how dare you put that up and wants to correct that anamoly, comes down the track, gets to the pitch and lofts it way over long on, a big swing of the broad blade and the white ball soars over the fence, 8th biggie hit by Tendulkar in this WC

No boundaries in the last 6 overs of the Indian innings, it was expected too as the middle overs generally tend to provide some dull phases of play.

25.2

Peterson to Gambhir, 1 run, cut away to sweeper cover, only a single

25.1

Peterson to Gambhir, no run, good stop in the ring, at short mid, dives to his right and cuts it off

24.6

Botha to Tendulkar, no run, turned to short mid wicket, the runs have dried up for a while now

24.5

Botha to Tendulkar, no run, slower and tossed up on off stump, Tendulkar punches it back to Botha

24.4

Botha to Tendulkar, no run, Gambhir is not wanting the single, it was squeezed to the right of backward point, a fumble as the man came rushing forward, in the end Tendulkar has to settle for a dot

24.3

Botha to Gambhir, 1 run, clipped to deep backward square

24.2

Botha to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir comes down the track and yorks himself in the process, gets too close to the pitch and squeezes it to the right of Botha

24.1

Botha to Gambhir, no run, closes the face of the bat and turns it to short fine

23.6

Peterson to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir skips down and taps it down to long off

23.5

Peterson to Gambhir, no run, turned to square leg, straight to the fielder, Peterson is bowling well

23.4

Peterson to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir comes down the track and is not to the pitch, chipped to the man at short mid, well short of him

23.3

Peterson to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar gets forward, waits for it and steers it wide of point

23.2

Peterson to Gambhir, 1 run, whipped off the backfoot to deep mid wicket

23.1

Peterson to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar gets to the pitch and clips it through mid wicket

22.6

Botha to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar uses his feet and wrists it with the spin to long leg

22.5

Botha to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar did not know where the ball was and it nearly resulted in his dismissal, a bottom edged cut, it hit the ground and bounced over the stumps, Tendulkar was trying to get back into his crease and did not seem to mind where the ball was going, Botha and the keeper can't believe their luck, a lucky escape for Tendulkar

22.5

Botha to Tendulkar, wide, Tendulkar fooled Botha there, gave a hint that he was skipping down the track, he did not, Botha fired it down leg, Tendulkar got a wide for that effort of his

22.4

Botha to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir comes on the frontfoot and pushes it down to sweeper cover

22.3

Botha to Tendulkar, 1 run, short and spinning back in, Tendulkar uses the depth of the crease and cuts it down to sweeper cover

22.2

Botha to Gambhir, 1 run, flat and pushed through on middle and leg, Gambhir whips it to backward square

22.1

Botha to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir hangs back and as the ball turns away, plays it in the air, but well in front of backward point

21.6

Peterson to Gambhir, 1 run, whipped past a diving man at mid wicket, to the left of him, Peterson has a wry smile on his face

21.5

Peterson to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and taps it with soft hands, that allowed the ball to fall at his feet and Gambhir was quick to rush across for the single

21.4

Peterson to Tendulkar, no run, again, a hint of turn away, Tendulkar steers with an open face to backward point

21.3

Peterson to Tendulkar, no run, Peterson is bowling a lot slower, Tendulkar turns it to mid wicket, straight to the fielder

21.2

Peterson to Gambhir, 1 run, that stopped on Gambhir who went on the backfoot and punched it in the air, down to long on

21.1

Peterson to Tendulkar, 1 run, Peterson has come on and Tendulkar steps down to ease it down to long off

Robin Peterson [3.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack

20.6

Botha to Gambhir, no run, slower, a bit more air, Gambhir goes on the backfoot and angles it down to short third, no quick single from Tendulkar as he decides not to take it

20.5

Botha to Tendulkar, 1 run, short and flat delivery outside off, Tendulkar backs away to cut it to backward point

Botha to Gambhir, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Gambhir gets forward and defends

20.3

Botha to Gambhir, wide, way down leg, wide called

20.2

Botha to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and angles the bat down to steer it down to short third

20.1

Botha to Gambhir, 1 run, wristed wide of short fine

Crowd watching: Vivek Oberoi, Siddharth of Rang De fame and Rahul Bose are seen in the crowd enjoying the game.

19.6

du Plessis to Gambhir, 1 run, nudged wide of short mid and a scampered single is taken

19.5

du Plessis to Gambhir, no run, down leg and catches Gambhir's pads, a stifled appeal for caught behind, no bat clearly that time

19.4

du Plessis to Gambhir, 2 runs, goes right in between the legs of the keeper, a bottom edged cut and Steyn uses his footie skills to keep it down to a couple, stopped it with his right boot and then fired in a perfect throw back to the keeper

du Plessis to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir comes down the track and converts it into a low full toss, past a diving du Plessis to his left

19.1

du Plessis to Tendulkar, 1 run, cut away to deep backward point, the 150 is up

18.6

Botha to Gambhir, FOUR!!, that's trade-mark Gambhir, Gambhir comes down the track and goes inside out, got to the pitch and creamed it well over cover, one bounce over the ropes, superb use of the feet from Gambhir, his first boundary

18.5

Botha to Gambhir, no run, down leg and catches the pads, rolls behind van Wyk

18.4

Botha to Gambhir, no run, a loud appeal for LBW and it is turned down, Taufel gets it right as he always does, Gambhir tried to turn that flat delivery on leg stump, he missed, it hit the pads and would've gone down leg

18.3

Botha to Gambhir, no run, Botha changes the angle and comes round the wicket, a slip in place too, Gambhir gets forward and defends

18.2

Botha to Tendulkar, 1 run, skips down and drives it down to long off

18.1

Botha to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar gets forward and pushes it back to Botha

du Plessis to Gambhir, 1 run, a slip in place for Gambhir as he tucks this one through leg, to get off the mark

Gautam Gambhir, left handed bat, comes to the crease

17.4

du Plessis to Sehwag, out Bowled!! End of a magnificent stand. One of the best WC opening stands of all time. They have left the Proteas utterly helpless. But a casual shot from Sehwag to get himself out. He can do that sometimes, when he gives the impression that he is trying to do too much with balls that is not there to be hit. He moves outside leg, du Plessis followed him with a flat fast delivery, Sehwag cut it hard, it took the edge and just about clipped the bails and ever slowly they come off. Sehwag tucks his bat under his arm and then walks off. du Plessis gets a big hug from Smith. They sure needed that. They would take Sehwag's wicket anyday than the million drinks breaks that can be given to them. Sehwag b du Plessis 73(66) [4s-12]

du Plessis to Sehwag, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

17.3

du Plessis to Sehwag, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Sehwag goes on the backfoot and defends

17.2

du Plessis to Tendulkar, 1 run, wristed to short fine

17.1

du Plessis to Sehwag, 1 run, good fielding by Amla at sweeper cover, cut hard to him, he had to slide to his right and did well to catch it on the bounce

Faf du Plessis, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

More spin as du Plessis comes on. Ravi Shastri wants the batting PP to be taken immediately. He says if India take it now, then it will be utter carnage in the end. It's already carnage, isn't it Ravi?

16.6

Botha to Sehwag, 1 run, that one stopped on Sehwag a tad, he was looking to punch it, the ball came onto him a bit slower and it was in the air, well wide of any man

16.5

Botha to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar gets across to off and drives it to long on

16.4

Botha to Tendulkar, no run, turned to mid wicket, straight to the fielder

16.3

Botha to Sehwag, 1 run, Sehwag moves across to off and whips the length ball through mid wicket

16.2

Botha to Sehwag, no run, catch dropped!!, the Proteas' day just goes from bad to worse, a thick edge as Sehwag cut the ball, it went hard and quickly, van Wyk could not get his gloves in the right position and floored the take, escape for Sehwag

16.1

Botha to Sehwag, no run, flat delivery outside off, Sehwag went for the cut, missed, the keeper missed too

Johan Botha, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Botha - the quickish off break bowler is on now. He can bowl his overs very quickly

15.6

Peterson to Sehwag, 1 run, punched to long off, retains the strike with that run

15.5

Peterson to Sehwag, no run, steered with an open face to backward point

15.4

Peterson to Sehwag, FOUR!!, Amla is doing all the running, but to no avail, rubbish ball from Peterson, dragged it down short, Sehwag made room and lifted it up and over cover, one bounce over the ropes and beating Amla running to his right from sweeper cover

15.3

Peterson to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar comes down the track and gets a bit of a leading edge, but it rolls along the ground past the left of the bowler

15.2

Peterson to Sehwag, 1 run, gets forward and drives it long on

15.1

Peterson to Sehwag, 2 runs, taken from the keepers' gloves and deftly plays the late cut, beautifully done

14.6

Duminy to Tendulkar, no run, Sehwag is daring AB to throw at the stumps, driven hard to him, Sehwag is a couple of steps down the wicket and AB wisely does not throw, Sehwag is playing mind games with the South Africans

14.5

Duminy to Tendulkar, SIX!!, when Tendulkar hit that, I thought that it went way back into the stands, in the end it just crossed the ropes, Tendulkar comes down the track and gets it off the toe end of the bat, towards a running Amla at deep mid wicket, he gets his hand to the ball, but only after it has crossed the ropes

14.4

Duminy to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar moves across to off stump

14.3

Duminy to Sehwag, 1 run, Sehwag thumps it hard to long on, a beautiful on drive

14.2

Duminy to Tendulkar, 1 run, paddle swept to short fine leg

14.1

Duminy to Sehwag, 1 run, after the drinks break, a tossed up delivery is driven to long off

Drinks are on the field now

Interesting piece of info from my colleague Ganesh: Sehwag has hit a boundary off the first ball of 3 out of the 5 Saffers used so far, he missed Morne by 1 ball but compensated by hitting him for 5 fours in the next few overs, left Kallis to Sachin who has hit him for 2 boundaries.

The team of Dum Maro Dum - Bipasha Basu and Rana Daggubati along with the junior Bachchan are seen in the stadium. Bipasha is holding the Indian flag and cheering loudly.

Robin Jackman on air: My wife just called me and asked me whether this was a highlights package!

It's time for Drinks. What a passage of play this has been. Sehwag and Tendulkar have come out with such intent and ferocity that it has hit SA real hard. Runs are coming in a deluge and there seems to be no stopping the bleeding. Both have reached their fifties and look good for more. Time for me (Srivathsa) to take a mini-breather and I'm not handing over the comm duties to anyone. The South African team are in a huddle and Smith has had plenty to say. He needs to.

13.6

Peterson to Sehwag, 1 run, pushed to long off and Sehwag retains the strike with that run

13.5

Peterson to Sehwag, no run, Sehwag moved outside leg and can only pat it towards mid wicket

13.4

Peterson to Tendulkar, 1 run, glanced to short fine leg, and Tendulkar reaches his 94th ODIFIFTY!!, his 14th in World Cups, the roar from the Nagpur crowd is deafening as Tendulkar raises the bat and soaks in the applause

13.3

Peterson to Tendulkar, no run, to the naked eye it looked like it was slipping down leg and the replays prove that, it moved past Tendulkar's intended clip and hit the pads, it would've missed leg and Ian Gould's decision stays, Peterson and Smith were confident, but they lose a review

Review time: Tendulkar has been given not-out. Smith and Peterson are desperate and they take the review. And the original decision will stay.

13.2

Peterson to Tendulkar, 2 runs, almost the catch of the tournament from AB and even Gary Kirsten is impressed, Tendulkar miscued the intended inside out chip, it flew to the left of a running AB from long off, he ran a long way and dived full length forward to his left, could not get both hands under that ball, it needed to be scooped up, but AB after doing all the work, could not scoop it up, 200 % for the effort though

13.1

Peterson to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, using your feet will pay rich dividends and that's what Tendulkar does, takes it on the full and cracks it past a diving mid on, to the left of the man and once it beat him it was 4 all the way

12.6

Duminy to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar wrists that to deep square, wanted 2, Robbie comes in and prevents it

12.5

Duminy to Sehwag, 1 run, Sehwag is trying to play cute shots and this one from Duminy turns back in sharply too, Sehwag deftly angles it down near point, Duminy is not happy for he feels that the single should have been stopped

12.4

Duminy to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar shuffles across to off and clips the regulation offie through square leg

12.3

Duminy to Sehwag, 1 run, driven to long off

12.2

Duminy to Sehwag, 2 runs, good delivery that, Sehwag was again looking for an encore, this one stopped on him and the thick edge flew past a vacant slip, it would have been a dolly if a slip was there

12.1

Duminy to Sehwag, FOUR!!, Duminy is in, no change in the result though as his first ball is cracked square of the wicket by Sehwag, made room and split the gap between the two men on the off side, between point and short third

Jean-Paul Duminy, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Ronmuker writes in: I think these two had a little chat earlier and decided, 'Can't depend on the bowlers, we gotta do it ourselves'

11.6

Peterson to Tendulkar, no run, pushed back to Peterson, was in the air for a while, lands well short of Peterson though

11.6

Peterson to Tendulkar, wide, slips one down leg and Sehwag wanted the extra run, Tendulkar sends him back

11.5

Peterson to Tendulkar, no run, almost beat Tendulkar in flight, Tendulkar was skipping down the wicket and did not get to the pitch, in the end it rolls to cover, lots of oohs and aahs from the Proteas out there

11.4

Peterson to Sehwag, 1 run, Sehwag gets forward and eases it down to long off, the 100 comes up for India and Gary Kirsten applauds from the dressing room

11.3

Peterson to Sehwag, no run, Sehwag gets forward and mistimes the drive to mid wicket

11.3

Peterson to Sehwag, wide, Peterson fires one way down leg

11.2

Peterson to Sehwag, FOUR!!, fabulous shot to bring up your 37th ODIFIFTY!! and his third in World Cups!, moved outside leg, Peterson kept following him, Sehwag went inside out over cover, did not time it as well as he would have liked to, but all the men are in, so he will get to his third ODI fifty against SA, raises the bat and acknowledges the cheers from a capacity Nagpur crowd

11.1

Peterson to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar uses his feet and gets to the pitch to ease it down to long off

Robin Peterson, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Finally Smith brings on a spinner. Robbie is in. A long off is in place for him.

10.6

Kallis to Sehwag, no run, slower off cutter on off stump, Sehwag turns it to mid wicket

10.5

Kallis to Sehwag, no run, short delivery, good one too as it is called one for the over, Sehwag ducked under that and it did not go way over his head to be called as a wide

10.4

Kallis to Tendulkar, 1 run, Tendulkar timed that well too, punched off the backfoot, finds sweeper cover, a single and brings Sehwag on strike

10.3

Kallis to Tendulkar, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Tendulkar stands tall and pushes it to backward point

10.3

Kallis to Tendulkar, wide, slips one down leg, wide called

10.2

Kallis to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, that's the greatness of this man, the previous ball he found the fielder, this time he does not, picks the slower one on off stump, rolls the wrists on it and then clips it wide of mid on, to the right of the man and it raced away, Tendulkar is now the aggressor while Sehwag is enjoying it from the other end, this is exhilarating stuff already

The bowling PP is taken. Surprising move that by Smith. I expected him to delay till the first wicket fell at least. He has taken it and Kallis will continue.

9.6

Steyn to Tendulkar, 3 runs, flicked up and over the man at mid wicket

9.5

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, back of a length on off stump, Tendulkar gets right behind the line to defend

9.4

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, slower off cutter, on off stump, Tendulkar stays beside the line and angles it, it drops near his feet

9.3

Steyn to Tendulkar, SIX!!, Shades of the same pull shot that Tendulkar played against Andy Caddick at Durban in 2003, that pull/hook went out of Kingsmead, this one just crosses the ropes, Tendulkar moves into position quickly, gets inside the line of that short ball and then hooks it over fine leg, just went all the way, Tendulkar is turning it on

9.2

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, peace, peace at Nagpur as Tendulkar defends it off the backfoot to a good length delivery on off stump

9.1

Steyn to Sehwag, 1 run, Sehwag has calmed down after a blistering start, gently uses the pace of Steyn and then glides it down with an open face to third man

Dale Steyn [3.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack

Steyn is back for another burst! Change of ends. Will there be any change in fortunes for him? No slips and a couple of short covers in place.

8.6

Kallis to Sehwag, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, Sehwag stays back and opens the face of the bat to run it down to third man, retains the strike with that run

8.5

Kallis to Tendulkar, 1 run, As Sanjay on air says, the Proteas are unlike them in the field today, an unnecessary throw from Amla at Sehwag's end gives away an extra run, Sehwag was already in his crease, the richochet takes the ball to sweeper cover

8.4

Kallis to Tendulkar, no run, short delivery and it is outside off, Tendulkar drops everything in his way and lets it go, swaying out of the line

8.3

Kallis to Sehwag, 1 run, played with an open face from Sehwag to third man, it was outside off and he used the angle to guide it down

8.2

Kallis to Tendulkar, 3 runs, Tendulkar is at it again, this time, leaning into the forward punch on the up, opens the face of the bat to get it in the gap and only a desperate slide from Botha saves a run, he ran all the way and pulled it back

8.1

Kallis to Sehwag, 1 run, back of a length outside off, glided down with an open face to third man

7.6

Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, I'm already tired, of describing these magnificent shots, but this one has to be one of the shots of the tournament. Not of this match. Morne Morkel has been too full this over and Tendulkar plays the picture perfect straight drive and even before Morne Morkel bent down the ball had crossed the ropes, you can't get much straighter than that, a collective gasp of admiration from my colleagues here in the office, something for the photographers, wonderful stuff from Tendulkar

7.5

Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, Tendulkar will play in an orthodox manner, unlike Sehwag who is all muscle, but when it is there to be hit, Tendulkar will too play it on the rise and cream it to the fence, short of length outside off, driven uppishly on the up past cover, it was not catchable at all as it went well over the man

7.4

Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and covers the off stump, before wristing it to mid on, straight to the fielder

7.3

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, 1 run, the last ball was on-driven, this one is off driven, again it was heading to the fence, but Smith slid to his right at mid off and kept it down to a single

7.2

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, FOUR!!, no room for error when you are bowling to Sehwag, especially when it is such a good wicket, regulation half volley on off and middle, Sehwag on drove with power and to the left of Robbie at mid on, there is no grace or silken touch with Sehwag, only raw power and I sometimes feel for the ball, good that it is a non-living thing!

7.1

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, short of length and rising into the hips, Sehwag defends it with a high back-lift, nicely done

6.6

Kallis to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, Tendulkar knows that the short fine is up and he also knows that Kallis will bowl it on a short of length, so he shuffles across a tad, swivels before getting a bit of bat on it to send it scurrying to the fence, India are off to a flier and the Nagpur crowd are loving this to bits

6.5

Kallis to Sehwag, 1 run, short of length outside off, chopped with an open face as Sehwag stood beside the line to play it down to third man

6.4

Kallis to Sehwag, FOUR!!, the Indians are off to a rollicking start, short delivery and Sehwag did not time the pull as well as he would've liked to, good sharp bouncer, that rose on Sehwag, who top edged the pull, no one in the deep and the ball will roll away to the fence

6.3

Kallis to Sehwag, no run, cutting back in off the seam, lands on off and cramps up Sehwag for room, Sehwag pushes it with a full face to mid on

6.2

Kallis to Sehwag, 2 runs, this one moves in to middle and leg, Sehwag whips it wide of mid wicket, an easy couple of runs

6.1

Kallis to Sehwag, no run, and that's what he does, short of length on middle, Sehwag punches it off the backfoot to mid on

Jacques Kallis, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Good move from Smith to bring in Kallis! He won't give Sehwag or Tendulkar any width. He will bowl it on a back of a length and tuck up the batsmen.

5.6

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, 1 run, Sehwag comes on the frontfoot and drives it on the up, it was in the air, but well over the cover fielder, there is a sweeper cover in place, only a single, Sehwag retains the strike with that run

5.5

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, FOUR!!, poor ball and rightly hit away for 4 by Sehwag, short, wide and outside off, slashed hard and third man gave up the chase quickly, it flew off the bat and Ravi Shaz brings out his trade-mark cliche: 'That went off the bat like a tracer bullet!'

5.4

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, solid forward push to cover, straight to the fielder

5.3

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, FOUR!!, half volley and driven hard past Morne Morkel, he bent down to get his left hand but the ball had already raced past him, tremendous off drive, it was there to be hit and Sehwag crashed it, Sehwag is taking on the Proteas here

5.2

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, Ripper, to come back from Morne Morkel, gets this straighten just past the hanging blade of Sehwag, it landed on off and held it's line to fly past the edge, not far away from the 1st wicket was Morne Morkel that time, magnificent bowling

5.1

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, FOUR!!, CRACK of DOOM! Morne Morkel will feel absolutely gutted that it has gone to the fence, pacy short of length delivery outside off, Sehwag stood tall, met the ball on the top of the bounce and hammered it on the rise past the infield, not a muscle moved from the Proteas' side, too good from Sehwag, only he could have done that with such power and timing

4.6

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, Tendulkar does a Sehwag, in leaving the ball that is, short and Tendulkar arches his back and lets it go

4.5

Steyn to Sehwag, 1 run, the trade-mark Sehwag clip, on the leg stump, with one leg up in the air, he whips it to long leg

4.4

Steyn to Sehwag, no run, Steyn drops it short, Sehwag is anticipating the short one, hangs back, it does not rise that much and he drops his bat and the gloves before letting it go through

4.3

Steyn to Sehwag, FOUR!!, Morkel had no chance, even if he was another 10 feet tall, he would not have gotten a hand to that, ferociously upper cut to the right and it flew past a desperate diving lunge from Morkel at third man, almost went all the way, one bounce over the ropes

4.2

Steyn to Sehwag, no run, solid backfoot defence, picture perfect, standing tall and defending it with a full face, a high front elbow to boot as well

4.1

Steyn to Tendulkar, 1 run, short of length on middle, Tendulkar closes the face of the bat and tucks it well down to fine leg, Tendulkar turned the wrists at the correct time and made sure he placed it well

3.6

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, Morne Morkel is really bowling well and keeping the pressure on Sehwag, nothing to work with for him, again pushed from the crease to cover, end of a tight over

3.5

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, short of length and outside off, Sehwag shows the full face of the bat, stands tall and punches it off the backfoot to cover

3.4

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, fullish and draws Sehwag onto the front-foot, Sehwag drives well, but finds cover, straight to the fielder

3.3

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, Morne Morkel knows that he can get Sehwag out with that delivery, in the corridor of uncertainty, and inviting the drive, Sehwag though knows that he has already given one chance, decides to shoulder arms

3.2

Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, well bowled, Tendulkar is shuffling across a lot even before the ball was bowled, Morne Morkel slipped in the slower bouncer, Tendulkar swung hard, it hit the top part of the bat and lobbed near mid wicket, only a single, Tendulkar isn't happy with himself, has a wry grin on his face

3.2

Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no ball, 2 runs, Tendulkar wants the strike for the free-hit and hares back for the 2nd, it was square driven uppishly past point, the quick outfield made sure that it ran quickly to Kallis at third man, he slides to his right to keep it to a couple

3.1

Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, no run, short of length on off stump, Tendulkar closes the face of the bat and turns it to square leg

2.6

Steyn to Sehwag, no run, pitches on middle and moves in to hit Sehwag on the pad, it was sliding down leg, Steyn wants the review to be taken, Smith walks up to him and says, nothing doing, if they had gone for it, they would have lost it, Steyn is already losing his rag here, Smith has to have a few words and calm him down

2.5

Steyn to Sehwag, no run, punched off the backfoot to mid off

2.5

Steyn to Sehwag, 5 wides, horrid delivery and van Wyk had no chance, fired well down leg and moving further away, Smith looks at Steyn and suggests as if to say ' what is happening out here'?

2.4

Steyn to Sehwag, FOUR!!, leg stumpish, on the pads, Sehwag won't miss out on those, flicked up and over square leg, a couple of bounces and over the ropes, easily done by Sehwag

2.3

Steyn to Sehwag, no run, short delivery and Sehwag does well to drop everything and sway out of the line, lets it go

2.2

Steyn to Tendulkar, 5 runs, poor backing up from the man at cover, gifts Tendulkar 5, it was pushed to the left of mid off, Botha fired at the stumps, the man at cover over-ran the ball and the other man at cover point could not haul it back in too, ordinary stuff from the Proteas, pressure, pressure!

2.1

Steyn to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up and some away movement, Tendulkar gets forward and pushes it with a full face to cover, covered the swing well there

Steyn v Tendulkar - what a battle! An epic one too! The contest that they had in the third test at Cape Town in the first dig was one for the ages. Will it continue today?

1.6

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, Sehwag comes on the frontfoot and times that sweetly, with a full face of the bat

1.5

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, good lines these, back of a length and outside off, lifting from that length, Sehwag shoulders arms

1.4

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, regulation leave from Sehwag as he leaves a similar delivery alone

1.3

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, FOUR!!, is van Wyk a Kamran Akmal in disguise?, what a let-off for Sehwag and India, the perfect delivery produces the edge, that's how Morne Morkel got Sehwag out in the third test at Cape Town in the 2nd innings, short of length outside off, rising from that area, Sehwag thinks he can get away by punching it on the up, a little seam movement away, catches the edge and van Wyk had to move to his right to grab a dolly and Smith who is standing at a widish slip position leave it to each other, in the end, it goes in between both of them, similar to the one Kamran let go off Rossco the other day, will Sehwag make it count? that's the big question

1.2

Morne Morkel to Sehwag, no run, rising viciously from a back of a length area, it was outside off, and van Wyk takes it well over his head

1.1

Morne Morkel to Tendulkar, 1 run, again a beautiful stop by Botha, what a shot by Tendulkar though, punched on the up and Botha had to put in the full length dive to his left to save 3 runs, Tendulkar is off the mark and the crowd are kicking and alive

Morne Morkel will share the new ball

Morkel will get it to bounce on any pitch and here he comes in to Sachin.

0.6

Steyn to Sehwag, no run, beaten, 2nd time that Steyn has got one to move away a tad in the air and then off the seam as Sehwag went after it without too much footwork, tried to punch it on the up and the ball moved past the edge, an eventful first over comes to an end

0.5

Steyn to Sehwag, no run, wonderful diving stop by Botha to his left at mid off, it was four all the way, till Botha flung himself full length, driven powerfully on the up too by Sehwag

0.4

Steyn to Sehwag, no run, pitched up and moving away outside off, left alone

0.3

Steyn to Sehwag, no run, beautiful delivery, Sehwag was trying to work that to leg, it pitched on off and straightened a tad, Sehwag was comprehensively beaten, not far away from the off peg

0.2

Steyn to Sehwag, no run, muted appeal from Steyn, sliding down leg and catches Sehwag's pad

0.1

Steyn to Sehwag, FOUR!!, 5 in 5, Shafiul Islam, James Anderson, Boyd Rankin, Bukhari and now Steyn. All have faced the wrath of Sehwag, if it is there in the slot, it will go, fullish and on off stump, Sehwag deliberately chips it up and over mid on, it was there to be hit, Sehwag covered the swing and hit it, the crowd are clearing their throats

Interesting stat: Sehwag has hit all the 4 opening balls in the 4 matches that he has faced in this WC to the boundary. Will he make it 5 in 5?

Sehwag and Tendulkar are at the crease. Sehwag is on strike. Steyn will open the attack

The Nagpur crowd are buzzing and not a single seat is empty. The familiar opening faces of Sehwag and Tendulkar are out there. Sehwag with eyes closed says a little prayer as Tendulkar adjusts his pads and gloves. Then they punch each others' gloves and walk to the centre. Dale Steyn v Tendulkar and Morne Morkel v Sehwag will be a sight to savor today. Pommie on air tells us that even if you score 350, it definitely is chasable.

Lots of South Africans in the crowd too - which is always great to see. The Amla look-alike gang - with fake beards is there too and singing along to their national anthem - which I'm guessing is in Afrikaans. Morne van Wyk with his hand over his heart and eyes closed is reciting it. As is AB. Lots of cheers as their national anthem ends. The Indian anthem is up next. Loud roars as the home anthem is done.

Thanks Ajith! India v South Africa - one hell of a game. We witnessed a magnificent test series when India played the Proteas. No one gave an inch away and it was one riveting series. Even the ODI series was not decided till the last game. Yusuf Pathan came of age with a stunning hundred and there were many goose-bump moments in that series.

Dhoni did mention at the toss that they are going in with 3 seamers and two spinners. Good to know that he is considering Yuvraj as a regular spinner. It is a pressure game, the wicket won't change much during the course of the game and we are in for a cracker of a contest. Well, here they come for the anthems, the expressions on the faces of the players and the crowd tell us what it means to them to be listening to and singing their anthems with such pride. Alright, on public demand, this is Ajith handing over commentary duties to Srivathsa. Let's hope we are in for a good game.

Smith: We would have batted as well. We would have played some good cricket, but didn't cross the line against England. It is a real good game, we have been preparing for one whole week. Botha comes in place of Tahir, that's the only change.

Dhoni: We have decided to bat first, we want to put runs on board and defend it. The Nagpur wicket is very good for the batsmen, there is a bit of bounce and swing for bowlers, it will be a good wicket later on. It is a big game for us, being unbeaten in the tournament is history. Turning up and doing what we do the best is the important thing. Munaf Patel comes in place of Chawla.

India have won the toss and elected to bat

The captains are out for the toss, let's see what happens. Ravi Shastri is all set.

Pitch report: The surface is hard, well rolled in. Does not look all that dry except in certain areas. Won't be too helpful for the bowlers, it will be a terrific wicket to bat on feels Sourav Ganguly.

Yuvraj Singh: I am very happy that I am getting those Man of the Match awards. Glad that my bowling is paying off, and batting in tough situations has worked for me. I like batting in such pressure situations. (Listening to the crowd go berserk) I guess Sachin is entering the ground.

Saurabh Somani who is at the venue says, "SA doing some brisk hitting-the-stumps drills. Fans chanting 'Sachin, Sachin'. India not bothered with cricket stuff, they are playing football. Both teams keeping cards hugged to their chests. Tahir not bowling for SA, but might play. Nobody from Ind bowling, who knows who'll play?"

Weather report: The temperature may go up to 37 degrees, it is a bright and a sunny day at Nagpur. Clear skies, no rain whatsoever!

Another big day in the 2011 World Cup, the hosts India lock horns with South Africa at Nagpur, the Orange City. After what we saw yesterday, with Bangladesh winning against England in a thriller, Group B is still wide open and South Africa would want nothing less than a win. India, on the other hand, are one of the only two teams who haven't lost a single game in the tournament until now. Their bowling has been a bit of a conern, but will they step up when it really matters? Hello folks, a warm welcome to the live coverage of the same. This is Ajith bringing you all the action along with Sid V, Pradeep and Srivathsa. Don't go away, we'll be right back.

by Saurabh SomaniWhen the schedule for the 2011 World Cup was drawn up, of the many possibly enticing clashes it had to offer, this was the one that was undoubtedly the most looked forward to. After all it had everything: the best batsman in the world on one side, and the best bowler in the world on the other. The most intimidating batting line-up on one side versus the best bowling-fielding combination on the other.
The last time these two sides played each other, there was a Test series that saw epic battles followed by an ODI series that sparkled intermittently even though India did not have their big names. These last time South Africa played in India, the two sides emerged with honours even in the Test series, while Sachin Tendulkar smashed 200 in the ODI series that followed. These two sides do not go toe-to-toe on a cricket field without producing something memorable.India: Whether they are chasing or setting a target, India will need their openers to give them a very good start. That is the surest way India have of grabbing the initiative and keeping it with them. If the South African bowlers make early inroads, they will quickly start to dictate terms, and when you have Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel doing the dictating, batting will get very difficult indeed. However, if the opening stand clicks for India, it will ease the way for all the other batsmen to follow. First, it is a given that if Tendulkar and Sehwag bat for any length of time together, the score-board will be galloping, and second if Sehwag in particular stays for a while he will have hit South Africa's bowlers off their lengths and will have made it much easier for the batsmen who follow to continue dominating.
Dhoni has repeated that there is nothing much that can be done with the fielding, and he'll be happy as long as India don't drop catches in the field. However, there is something that can be done for the other worrisome part for India: the bowling. Piyush Chawla has had his chances and it is time for him to make way for R Ashwin. Dhoni said that the reason Chawla was persisted with was to give him confidence and keep him mentally strong. First of all, the cricket World Cup is not the place where you groom players or experiment - the guys picked in the squad should have had enough battle-hardening, else they shouldn't be in the squad. Second, it makes no sense to hold Ashwin back as a 'surprise weapon' as some are conjecturing is the case. Ashwin has played in the IPL regularly, and the IPL is hardly a back-water, little-known cricket tournament. As such, there is no 'surprise' tag to Ashwin, and it doesn't make sense to hold him back.South Africa: For a team that has had five out of six outstanding innings, South Africa are facing considerably more questions than would initially seem warranted for one bad outing with the bat. However, the manner of the batting capitulation is what has set tongues wagging and brought in the word that every South African must detest: choke. However, it cannot be ignored that against the West Indies and Netherlands, South Africa were inch perfect and completely dominant. Their bowlers continued that trend against England only for the batsmen to stuff it up.
South Africa's principal worry is a top-heavy batting line-up. It can be justifiably argued that when the top is heavy with the likes of Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers, you won't really suffer if your lower middle order doesn't pack the same punch, and in most cases it would be true. However, as South Africa found to their cost against England, on the rare occasion that the top order fails, South Africa's batting is exposed. Thus South Africa need to ensure that they don't allow the Indians to make early inroads into their batting.
The bowling has presented few worries, and even if the talented Imran Tahir is unavailable, South Africa have Johan Botha who can step in. Tahir brought an extra dimension to their attack, but Botha has been an effective limited overs bowler in his own right, and is also a useful batsman. The fielding is where South Africa will look to win the match against India, for its the one facet in which they have unquestioned superiority.Face off: Pacers versus Openers:There are two key clashes that will occur at the start of each innings: Dale Steyn vs Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan vs Graeme Smith.
The winner of the Sehwag-Steyn battle may very well end up winning the match for his team. Sehwag has so far faced 23 balls off Steyn across four ODIs. He has scored 26 runs off those and been dismissed once. Either way, it's too few numbers to go on, and none of them has established any clear domination over the other.
On the other hand Zaheer Khan has established a very clear dominance over Graeme Smith. This contest may not be in the league of the first one in terms of decisiveness for the match, but it is a fascinating one nonetheless. In 80 balls bowled by Zaheer to Smith in ODIs, Smith has scored just 44 runs and been dismissed 5 times. However, Smith's stats are a little better when more recent numbers are taken. Since December 2006, Smith has faced 66 balls from Zaheer, scoring 40 runs off them and being dismissed just once. Those numbers are still leaning towards Zaheer, but they suggest that of late, Smith has been able to overcome his weakness against the Indian spearhead to some extent.Head to Head:India have never beaten South Africa in a World Cup. They met twice - in 1992 and 1999 - and lost both times. Overall, South Africa have won 39 matches to India's 24, with 6 no results.